24 Excuses available to landlords

24  Excuses available to landlords

(1)     This section applies where a landlord is given a notice under section 23 requiring payment of a penalty.

(2)     Where the notice is given for a pre-grant contravention, the landlord is excused from paying the penalty if the landlord shows that—

(a)     the prescribed requirements were complied with before the residential tenancy agreement was entered into, or

(b)     a person acting as the landlord's agent is responsible for the contravention (see section 25(2)).

(3)     The prescribed requirements may be complied with

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