Section 37 — Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW)

(1) A landlord or landlord’s agent must keep a record of rent received under a residential tenancy agreement (a rent record).
(2) A rent record may be kept in any form, and must contain any particulars, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
(3) A landlord or landlord’s agent must, within 7 days of a written request by the tenant, provide a written statement setting out the particulars of the rent record for a specified period.
(4) This section does not require a landlord or landlord’s agent to provide a written statement for a period to a person if the landlord or agent has previously provided a written statement for the same period to the person.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) are terms of every residential tenancy agreement.

Related sections

• 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
• s 38 — Utility charges payable by tenant
• s 39 — Water usage charges payable by tenant
• s 40 — Payment of rates, taxes and certain utility charges by landlord

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