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Use this letter if you are listed as the renter on the rental agreement and your landlord has not lodged your bond with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority within 10 business days.\n2. Fill in your details.\n3. Delete this cover page and the instructions and examples in the letter itself before you send the letter to your agent or landlord (who is officially called the rental provider).\n4. If you have a real estate agent acting on behalf of your landlord, you should send this letter to the agent. Send the letter to the landlord if they do not use a real estate agent.\n\u000f\n[Date]\n[Agent/landlord name]\n[Agent/landlord address]\nBy email: [agent/landlord email address]\nDear [name of agent or landlord]\nRenter: [names of all renters named on the lease]\nRented Premises: [address of rental]\nNotice to rental provider to lodge bond with RTBA\nI am writing to ask that you lodge my bond with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA), as required under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic) (RTA).\nUnder section 406 of the RTA, you were required to lodge my bond with the RTBA within 10 business days of receiving it. Failure to lodge a bond with the RTBA within this time frame is against the law.\nI ask that you lodge my bond with the RTBA within 7 days of receiving this letter.\nIf you do not lodge my bond within 7 days, I may report you to Consumer Affairs Victoria, which has the power to fine or prosecute you. I may also start proceedings at Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria.\nYours sincerely,\n[Name/s]\n[Address]\n[Phone/s]\n[Email/s]","cbCaij2GPbTHpIKk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij2GPbTHpIKk","docx",32134,"English","# Notice to rental provider to lodge bond with RTBA\n## Eligibility and timing\n## Legal basis and required action\n## Consequences of non-lodgement\n## Completion and sending instructions","[{\"question\":\"When should the renter use this bond lodgement letter?\",\"answer\":\"Use it when you are named as the renter on the rental agreement and the landlord/rental provider has not lodged your bond with the RTBA within 10 business days.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the letter ask the landlord to do and by when?\",\"answer\":\"The letter asks the rental provider to lodge the bond with the RTBA within 7 days of receiving the letter.\"},{\"question\":\"What happens if the bond is not lodged within the requested timeframe?\",\"answer\":\"If the provider does not lodge the bond within 7 days, the renter may report the provider to Consumer Affairs Victoria and may start proceedings at Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria.\"}]","Letter to Landlord About Lodging Bond With RTBA | DOCX"]