South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts59—Penalty for making sale of furniture a condition of letting
(1) A person shall
not, in consideration of the grant, renewal or continuance of a tenancy of a
house in respect of which a notice fixing the maximum rental thereof is in
force under this Part, require the purchase of any furniture and any agreement
for any such purchase shall be void. Any person who whether as principal or
agent or in any other capacity makes it a condition of the grant, renewal or
continuance of the tenancy of any such house that the tenant shall purchase
any furniture shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2) A person shall
not, in consideration of the grant, renewal or continuance of a tenancy of a
house in respect of which a notice fixing the maximum rental thereof is in
force under this Part, require the payment of any fine, premium, or other like
sum in addition to the rent and any person who whether as principal or agent
or in any other capacity requires the payment of any such fine, premium, or
other like sum shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(2a) Any person who
whether as principal or agent or in any other capacity pays, gives, or
recovers any consideration for obtaining or making available a key of any
house in respect of which a notice fixing the maximum rental thereof is in
force under this Part, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.
(3) Any amount paid by
way of any such purchase of furniture, or by way of any such fine, premium, or
sum, or for obtaining or making available any such key, shall be recoverable
by the person by whom it was paid from the person to whom it was paid, and
may, without prejudice to any other method of recovery, be deducted from any
rent payable in respect of the house by the person first-mentioned in this
subsection to the person second-mentioned in this subsection.