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Definition of a boarding house
A boarding house is a residential premises containing one 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
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