Local Government Property Local Law 2016
1May to 30 September, not less than one additional blanket or rug; and
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1 May to 30 September, not less than one additional blanket or rug; and (c) furnish each bedroom so that there are adequate storage facilities for belongings within the room. (2) A keeper shall not cause or allow any tiered beds or bunks to be used in a sleeping apartment. (3) The sheets and blankets required to be provided by subclause (1)(b)(ii), shall be deemed to have been provided by the keeper, where the keeper offers them for hire to the lodgers. In such circumstances, each lodger must either provide his own clean sheets or hire them from the keeper. (4) In a short-term hostel or recreational campsite, the storage facilities required by subclause (1)(c) may be located in a separate secure storage room or locker room. 8.20 Ventilation If, in the opinion of an EHO, a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, laundry or habitable room is not adequately or properly ventilated, he or she may direct the keeper to provide a different or additional method of ventilation. 8.21 Numbers to be placed on doors (1) A keeper shall number each room available to a lodger or provide an alternative means of identification approved by an EHO. (2) The number or alternate means of identification is to be legible and easily identified. Division 3—Management and care 8.22 Keeper or lodging house manager to reside in the lodging house No keeper of a lodging house shall absent himself from such house, unless he leaves some reputable person in charge thereof. 8.23 Register of lodgers (1) A keeper shall keep a register of lodgers in the form approved by the local government from time to time. (2) The register of lodgers shall be— (a) kept in the lodging house; and (b) open to inspection at any time on demand by any member of the Police Service or by an EHO. 8.24 Keeper report A keeper shall, whenever required by the local government, report to the local government, in the form approved by the local government from time to time, the name of each lodger who lodged in the lodging house during the preceding day or night. 8.25 Certificate in respect of sleeping accommodation (1) An EHO may issue to a keeper, a certificate, in respect of each room, which shall be in the form approved by the local government from time to time. (2) The certificate issued under subclause (1) shall specify the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy each room of a sleeping apartment at any one time. (3) When required by an EHO, a keeper shall exhibit the certificate issued under this clause in a conspicuous place in the room to which it refers. (4) A person shall not cause or allow a greater number of persons than is specified on a certificate issued under this clause to occupy the room to which it refers.
15 November 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5147 8.26 Duplicate keys and inspection Each keeper and lodging house manager of a lodging house shall— (a) retain possession of a duplicate key to the door of each room; and (b) when required by an EHO, open the door of any room for the purposes of inspection by the EHO. 8.27 Room occupancy (1) A keeper of a lodging house shall not— (a) cause or allow more than the maximum number of persons permitted by the certificate of registration of the lodging house to be lodged at any one time in the lodging house; (b) cause or allow to be placed or kept in any sleeping apartment— (i) a larger number of beds; or (ii) larger quantity of bedding, than is required to accommodate and provide for the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy the sleeping apartment at any one time; and (c) use, or cause, or allow to be used, for sleeping purposes, a room that— (i) has not been certified for that purpose; and (ii) the local government has forbidden to be used as a sleeping apartment. (2) For the purpose of this clause, 2 children under 10 years of age shall be counted as 1 lodger. 8.28 Maintenance of a room by a lodger or resident (1) A keeper may permit, or contract with, a lodger or resident to service, clean or maintain the room or rooms occupied by the lodger or resident. (2) Where permission is given or a contract entered into under subclause (1), the keeper shall— (a) inspect each room the subject of the permission or agreement at least once a week; and (b) ensure that each room is being maintained in a clean condition. (3) A lodger or resident who contracts with a keeper to service, clean or maintain a room occupied by him or her, shall maintain the room in a clean condition. 8.29 Cleaning and maintenance requirements bed linen includes sheets, pillow cases and mattress covers. (2) A keeper of a lodging house shall— (a) maintain in a clean, sound and undamaged condition— (i) the floor, walls, ceilings, woodwork and painted surfaces; (ii) the floor coverings and window treatments; and (iii) the toilet seats; (b) maintain in a clean condition and in good working order— (i) all fixtures and fittings; and (ii) windows, doors and door furniture; (c) ensure that the internal walls of each bathroom and toilet are painted so as to maintain a smooth impervious washable surface; (d) ensure that all floors are kept clean at all times; (e) ensure that— (i) all bed linen, towels, and house linen in use are washed at least once a week; (ii) within a reasonable time of a bed having been vacated by a lodger or resident, or prior to the room being re-let, the bed linen is removed and washed; (iii) a person does not occupy a bed which has been used by another person unless the bed has been provided with clean bed linen; (iv) all beds, bedsteads, blankets, rugs, covers, bed linen, towels and house linen are kept clean, in good repair and free from vectors of disease; (v) when any vectors of disease are found in a bed, furniture, room or sleeping apartment, immediate effective action is taken to eradicate the vectors of disease; and (vi) a room which is not free from vectors of disease is not used as a sleeping apartment; (f) when so directed by an EHO, ensure that— (i) a room, together with its contents, and any other part of the lodging house, is cleaned and disinfected; and (ii) a bed or other article of furniture is removed from the lodging house and properly disposed of; (g) ensure that the yard is kept clean at all times; (h) provide all bedrooms, passages, common areas, toilets, bathrooms and laundries with adequate lighting; and (i) comply with any direction, whether orally or in writing, given by an EHO.