VIC Residential Tenancies Act Section 404 Definitions

Definitions In this Part— amount of bond includes a partial or full amount of a bond in relation to—

(a) an initial amount of bond paid by a renter at the commencement of a residential rental agreement; and

(b) subsequent amounts of bond paid by a renter in relation to modifications of the rented premises (if any); and

(c) additional amounts of bond required to be paid at agreed intervals under a residential rental agreement in the standard form for a fixed term of more than 5 years (if any);

bond in Divisions 3 and 4, includes an amount or the total of the amounts (if any) which are required to be added to the bond pursuant to section 439; bond lodgment form means a form completed and signed by a residential rental provider and renter in accordance with section 405 for the purposes of lodgment of an amount of bond;

bond substitution form means a form completed and signed by a renter in accordance with section 410B for the purposes of lodgment of a substitute bond under that section; Homes Victoria voucher means a voucher issued by Homes Victoria or an agent of Homes Victoria for payment of an amount of bond on behalf of a renter or site tenant; rent includes hiring charge; rented premises includes room, site, caravan and Part 4A site;

renter includes—

(a) a resident; and

(b) a site tenant; and

(c) in Divisions 3 and 4, a former renter, a former resident and a former site tenant; residential rental agreement includes a residency right and a site agreement; residential rental provider includes—

(a) a rooming house operator;

(b) a caravan park owner;

(c) a caravan owner;

(d) a site owner;

(e) in Divisions 3 and 4, a former residential rental provider, a former rooming house operator, a former caravan park owner, a former caravan owner and a former site owner; (f) an agent of a residential rental provider or a person referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d).