100GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018

100 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 9 January 2018 (b) cause, suffer or permit to be placed or kept in any sleeping apartments— (i) a larger number of beds; or (ii) a 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, suffer or permit to be used for sleeping purposes a room that— (i) has not been certified for that purpose; and (ii) the Manager Health and Compliance or the Medical Officer has forbidden to be used as a sleeping apartment. (2) For the purpose of this Division, two children under 10 years of age shall be counted as one lodger. 140. 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 sub-clause (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 and sanitary 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 and sanitary condition. 141. Cleaning and maintenance requirements (1) In this Division— “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 the laundry floor is cleaned daily; (e) ensure that— (i) all bed linen, towels, and house linen in use is washed at least once a week; (ii) within a reasonable time of a bed having been vacated by a lodger or resident, 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, that 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 the Manager Health and Compliance, 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 the Manager Health and Compliance or an Environmental Health Officer. 142. Responsibilities of lodgers and residents A lodger or resident shall not— (a) use any room available to lodgers— (i) as a shop, store or factory; or (ii) for manufacturing or trading services; (b) keep or store in or on the lodging house any goods or materials which are inflammable or offensive;