Part 2A
Boarding house tenancies
Boarding house tenancy agreements
66DBond of 1 week’s rent or less
If 1 week’s rent or less is received as bond under a boarding house tenancy,—
- the bond need not be lodged with the chief executive, and sections 19 to 22D do not apply; and
- the landlord must immediately give the tenant a receipt for the bond, and the receipt must comply with section 19(1)(a); and
- the landlord must refund the bond to the tenant when the tenancy terminates.
Despite subsection (1)(c), the landlord may retain out of a bond—
- any unpaid rent owing under the tenancy; and
- any other amount owing by the tenant to the landlord, such as (without limitation) costs associated with repairing damage attributable to the tenant, replacing lost keys, reimbursement for services provided by the landlord, or unpaid gas, electricity, water, or telephone charges.
If the landlord does not refund the bond, or withholds more of the bond than the tenant considers is justified, the tenant may apply to the Tribunal for an order.
Notes
- Section 66D: inserted, on , by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).