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Residential Tenancies Act 1995
Subdiv 4Other obligations of resident
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Subdivision 4—Other obligations of resident
105R—General obligations of resident
(1) It is a term of a rooming house agreement that the resident—
(a) must not use the rooming house, or cause or permit the rooming house to be used, for an illegal purpose; and
(b) must not keep an animal on the rooming house premises without the proprietor's consent; and
(c) must keep the resident's room in a condition that does not give rise to a fire or health hazard; and
(d) must notify the proprietor of damage to the rooming house or to property provided by the proprietor for use by the resident; and
(e) must allow the proprietor reasonable access to the resident's room.
(2) A resident who intentionally causes serious damage to the rooming house is guilty of an offence.