Paragraph 5 I1
Paragraph 3(a) does not apply to the extent that the amount of the deposit is applied—
(a)
towards the first payment of rent under the contract, or
(b)
towards the payment of a security deposit under the contract.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(d)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Title substituted (1.6.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 45(2), 145(3) (with s. 138); W.S.I. 2026/6, art. 2(c)