Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 - SECT 92

Residency right

92. Residency right



(1) Subject to this Act, a resident has the right-

   (a)  to reside in the room that he or she occupies; and

   (b)  to use the facilities in the rooming house.

(2) A residency right may be an exclusive occupancy right or a shared room
right.



(3) A residency right is an exclusive occupancy right unless-

   (a)  the rooming house owner has given the resident a notice under section
        92C specifying that the right is a shared room right before the
        resident commences occupation of the room; or

   (b)  the residency right becomes a shared room right under section 94B(2);
        or

   (c)  the residency right is deemed to be a shared room right under section
        530.