Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 - SECT 19

Minister may declare building to be a rooming house

19. Minister may declare building to be a rooming house



(1) An owner of a building-

   (a)  in which there is one or more rooms available for occupancy on payment
        of rent; and

   (b)  in which the total number of people who may occupy the rooms is less
        than 4-

may apply to the Minister for a declaration that the building is a rooming
house for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare
that building to be a rooming house for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The Minister, at the request of the Director of Housing, may declare a
building owned or leased by the Director of Housing and containing one or more
self-contained apartments to be a rooming house for the purposes of this Act.

(4) A declaration under subsection (3) must be made by notice published in the
Government Gazette.



Subdivision 3-Application to tenancy agreements and rooming houses