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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 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.

S. 19(3) inserted by No. 45/2002 s. 7, substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 8, amended by No. 40/2022 s. 60(6).

    (3)     On the request of Homes Victoria, the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare the following to be a rooming house for the purposes of this Act—

S. 19(3)(a) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 60(6).

        (a)     a building owned or leased by Homes Victoria and containing one or more self‑contained apartments; or

        (b)     a building owned or leased by a registered housing provider within the meaning of the Housing Act 1983 or registered housing association within the meaning of that Act and containing one or more self-contained apartments.

S. 19(4) inserted by No. 45/2002 s. 7, substituted by No. 45/2018 s. 8.

    (4)     A notice under subsection (3) may be published on the Internet.

Pt 1 Div. 2 Subdiv. 3 (Heading) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 342(17).

Subdivision 3—Application to residential rental agreements and rooming houses



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