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Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019
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#### 23K Meaning of “purpose-built student accommodation”
23K Meaning of “purpose-built student accommodation”
> For the Act, section 87K(3), residential premises are purpose-built student accommodation if the premises—
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> > (a) were lawfully erected as—
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> > > (i) co-living housing, within the meaning of the standard instrument set out in the [Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/epi-2006-0155), or
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> > > (ii) a boarding house, and
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> > (b) are used primarily to provide accommodation to students of educational institutions located in New South Wales.
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> **cl 23K:** Ins 2025 (139), Sch 1\[7\].