Section 33 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

(1) A tenant must pay the rent under a residential tenancy agreement on or before the day set out in the agreement.
(2) A landlord, or landlord’s agent, must not require a tenant to pay more than 2 weeks rent in advance under a residential tenancy agreement or to pay rent for a period of the tenancy before the end of the previous period for which rent has been paid.
(3) A landlord, or landlord’s agent, must not knowingly appropriate rent paid by the tenant for the purpose of any amount payable by the tenant other than rent.
(4) This section is a term of every residential tenancy agreement.

Related sections

• s 31 — Remedies for disputes about condition reports
• s 31A — Landlord’s information statement
• s 32 — Kinds of payments that tenant may be required to pay for residential tenancy agreement
• s 34 — Acceptance of rent by landlord
• s 35 — Tenant must be offered way to pay rent that is free and convenient
• s 36 — Rent receipts

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