Definition of a boarding house

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

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

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