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66A: Application of Part
or “This part explains the special rules for people living in boarding houses, and which normal tenancy rules don't apply to them.”
You could also call this:

“This section explains important words and ideas used in the rules about boarding houses.”

In this part of the law, you’ll find explanations for some important words used when talking about boarding houses. These definitions help you understand what the law means when it uses these terms.

A boarding house is a place where people live that has rooms for tenants and shared areas for everyone to use. It needs to have at least six tenants living there at one time.

A boarding house tenancy is when you rent a room in a boarding house for 28 days or more. You get your own sleeping area and can use the shared parts of the house.

A boarding house tenancy agreement is the contract you sign when you rent a room in a boarding house.

A boarding room is a bedroom in a boarding house that only the tenant renting it can use.

A contact person can be either a real person or an organisation.

Facilities are the shared areas and things in the boarding house that all tenants can use. This includes bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, laundry rooms, lifts, rubbish bins, heaters, internet, gardens, and parking spaces.

Premises means the whole boarding house, including all the rooms and shared areas.

These definitions help make sure everyone understands what the law is talking about when it uses these words.

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Part 2A Boarding house tenancies
Application

66BInterpretation for this Part

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    boarding house means residential premises—

    1. containing 1 or more boarding rooms along with facilities for communal use by the tenants of the boarding house; and
      1. occupied, or intended by the landlord to be occupied, by at least 6 tenants at any one time

        boarding house tenancy means a residential tenancy in a boarding house—

        1. that is intended to, or that does in fact, last for 28 days or more; and
          1. under which the tenant is granted exclusive rights to occupy particular sleeping quarters in the boarding house, and has the right to the shared use of the facilities of the boarding house

            boarding house tenancy agreement means a tenancy agreement (as defined in section 2(1)) relating to a boarding house tenancy

              boarding room means a room in a boarding house that is used as sleeping quarters by 1 or more tenants of the boarding house, and that is for use only by a tenant whose tenancy agreement relates to that room

                contact person means a natural person or an organisation

                  facilities means the facilities provided by the landlord of a boarding house for the shared use by tenants of the boarding house, such as—

                  1. toilet and bathroom facilities:
                    1. cooking facilities:
                      1. general living, dining, or recreational areas:
                        1. laundry facilities:
                          1. lifts and stairways:
                            1. rubbish storage and rubbish disposal facilities:
                              1. appliances for heating or cooling premises:
                                1. communication facilities:
                                  1. lawns, gardens, and outhouses:
                                    1. any land or buildings intended for use for storage space or for the parking of motor vehicles

                                      premises means the boarding house, comprising the boarding rooms and all the facilities of the boarding house; and includes any part of any premises.

                                      Notes
                                      • Section 66B: inserted, on , by section 49 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 95).