If you have not paid rent by when it is due, you are in rent arrears. This is a breach of your residential tenancy agreement. You cannot be required to pay more than 2 weeks rent in advance.

Contacts

• Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal, phone 1300 135 399, www.cttt.nsw.gov.au
• Housing Appeals Committee: phone 02 9715 7955, free call 1800 629 794. www.hac.nsw.gov.au