sec.6Meaning of residence

sec.6 Meaning of residence

For section 7 , each of the following structures is a residence if fixed to land and designed to be used for residential purposes— a single detached dwelling; 1 or more attached dwellings that are separated by a common wall; duplex, row house, terrace house, townhouse, villa unit a building, of not more than 3 storeys, containing 2 or more separate residential units. Part of a structure mentioned in subsection (1) is also a residence if the part is designed to be used for residential purposes. A manufactured home fixed, or intended to be fixed, to land in a residential park is also a residence. However, the following things are not a residence— a boat, caravan, motor vehicle, tent, trailer or train; a building designed as a temporary or movable building, other than a manufactured home mentioned in subsection (3) . For subsection (1) (c) , the number of storeys of a building is calculated by excluding 1 storey of the building if more than 50% of the floor area of at least 1 storey of the building is designed to accommodate motor vehicles. If a building has 3 storeys containing residential units and another storey where more than 50% of the floor area of the storey is designed to accommodate motor vehicles, the number of storeys of the building is 3. In this section— manufactured home see the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 10 . residential park see the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 12 . residential unit means a part of a building designed for separate occupation as a residence. storey — means a space within a building which is situated between one floor level and the next floor level, or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above; but does not include a mezzanine or space that contains only— a lift, shaft, stairway or meter room; or a bathroom, shower room, laundry, water closet or other sanitary compartment; or accommodation intended for not more than 3 vehicles; or any combination of a thing mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii) . s 6 prev s 6 om 2018 SL No. 177 s 6 pres s 6 (prev s 5) renum 2018 SL No. 177 s 5 sub 2020 SL No. 241 s 15 (sec.6-ssec.1) For section 7 , each of the following structures is a residence if fixed to land and designed to be used for residential purposes— a single detached dwelling; 1 or more attached dwellings that are separated by a common wall; duplex, row house, terrace house, townhouse, villa unit a building, of not more than 3 storeys, containing 2 or more separate residential units. (sec.6-ssec.2) Part of a structure mentioned in subsection (1) is also a residence if the part is designed to be used for residential purposes. (sec.6-ssec.3) A manufactured home fixed, or intended to be fixed, to land in a residential park is also a residence. (sec.6-ssec.4) However, the following things are not a residence— a boat, caravan, motor vehicle, tent, trailer or train; a building designed as a temporary or movable building, other than a manufactured home mentioned in subsection (3) . (sec.6-ssec.5) For subsection (1) (c) , the number of storeys of a building is calculated by excluding 1 storey of the building if more than 50% of the floor area of at least 1 storey of the building is designed to accommodate motor vehicles. If a building has 3 storeys containing residential units and another storey where more than 50% of the floor area of the storey is designed to accommodate motor vehicles, the number of storeys of the building is 3. (sec.6-ssec.6) In this section— manufactured home see the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 10 . residential park see the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 12 . residential unit means a part of a building designed for separate occupation as a residence. storey — means a space within a building which is situated between one floor level and the next floor level, or if there is no floor above, the ceiling or roof above; but does not include a mezzanine or space that contains only— a lift, shaft, stairway or meter room; or a bathroom, shower room, laundry, water closet or other sanitary compartment; or accommodation intended for not more than 3 vehicles; or any combination of a thing mentioned in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii) .