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A property manager says he was shocked to be handed a $2000 fine for including a QR code rather than a stated rent amount on the sign outside a property available for rent.
David Faulkner is general manger for property management at Property Brokers.
He said the company had been fined after being investigated by the Tenancy Compliance Investigation Team (TCIT) for not advertising a rent price on the signs.
The Residential Tenancies Act requires that landlords must not advertise or offer a tenancy without stating the rent in the advertisement.
Faulkner said this had been driven by concerns about rent bidding, where landlords drive up rent by asking tenants whet
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