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66B: Interpretation for this Part
or “This section explains important words and ideas used in the rules about boarding houses.”
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“What must be included in a boarding house rental agreement”

When you have a boarding house tenancy agreement, it needs to include certain information. The agreement should say how long you plan to stay, with a note if it’s meant to be 28 days or more. You’ll also find phone numbers to reach your landlord when you need to.

The agreement will tell you your room number and whether you’ll be sharing it with others. If you are sharing, it will say how many other people might be in the room with you. If you’re sharing with specific people, their names will be listed too.

Your landlord should list any services they’ll provide for you. If someone else is managing the property, you’ll get their name and how to contact them.

For safety, the agreement will describe how to leave the building if there’s a fire. You can also give the name and details of someone to contact in case of emergency, but you don’t have to.

All of this information helps make sure you know what to expect from your stay in the boarding house and who to talk to if you need help.

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Next up: 66D: Bond of 1 week’s rent or less

or “If you pay a small bond for your boarding house room, the landlord must give you a receipt and return your money when you leave, unless you owe them something.”
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Part 2A Boarding house tenancies
Boarding house tenancy agreements

66CContent of boarding house tenancy agreements

  1. A boarding house tenancy agreement must comply with the requirements in section 13A and must, in addition, contain the following:

  2. a statement of whether the tenancy is intended to last for 28 days or more:
    1. 1 or more telephone numbers at which the landlord may be contacted by the tenant at any reasonable time:
      1. the room number of the boarding room to which the tenancy agreement relates:
        1. a statement as to whether the boarding room that the tenant is renting is shared by other tenants and, if so, the maximum number of other tenants who may occupy the room:
          1. a statement of whether the tenancy is a joint tenancy and, if so, the names of the other people who will occupy the boarding room under the tenancy agreement:
            1. a statement of the services (if any) to be provided by the landlord:
              1. if the premises are managed by a person other than the landlord, the name and contact address (which must include a telephone number) of that person:
                1. a description of the fire evacuation procedures that apply to the premises.

                  1. A boarding house tenancy agreement may, in addition, provide for the tenant to supply, for the purposes of sections 62 to 62B and 66X, the name and contact details of a contact person.

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