Registration and licensing Consumer Affairs Victoria has established a public register of rooming houses and rooming house operators. This allows the public to check if a rooming house is registered with the local council and to confirm that a rooming house operator is licensed. You can search to find a registered rooming house near you.
Use this three-page checklist to plan, permit, register and operate a compliant Class 1b rooming house in Victoria. It aligns with: the National Construction Code (NCC) building classifications, the Victorian rooming house licensing scheme, council registration of prescribed accommodation, and Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) minimum standards. Always confirm site specifics with your building.
All Victorian rooming house residents have legal rights. If you need advice on how to make sure a rooming house operator respects your rights, contact Tenants Victoria. This is a free and confidential service.
Rooming houses Rooming houses are mainly accommodation for single people where residents rent a room in the house and share common facilities such as kitchens, bathrooms and laundries. Most rooming houses are being renovated so that the rooms are self‐contained with their own kitchenette and bathroom. You should always confirm the rooming house operator you are dealing with is licensed.
Search the public register Information in the public register The public register contains only current information and is limited to those items listed below. The rooming house operators public register contains: For each licence that is granted: The name of the licensee The ABN or ACN of the licensee, if. From 26 April 2017, rooming house operators must be licensed by the Business Licensing Authority.
For more information about the new licensing scheme and how to apply for a licence, visit consumer.vic.gov.au/ roominghouseoperators. A rooming house is a building with rooms for rent where 4 or more people can live. The rooming house operator decides who lives at the property and usually has individual agreements with each resident for paying rent.
Rooming houses are legally required to be registered with the local council and meet official minimum standards. Limited partnerships public register Owners corporation managers public register Professional engineers public register Rental non-compliance register Retirement villages public register Rooming houses public register Rooming house operators public register Second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers public register Last updated: 10 December 2024. Laws for rooming houses Licences and registration Rooming house operators are legally required to have a licence and rooming houses are legally required to be registered with the local council.
You can check whether a rooming house is registered and its operator is licensed on the Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) website. On this page: What is a rooming house? Agreements in rooming houses Right to information when moving in Shared and exclusive room rights Different rules for rooming houses Forms you might need Other pages have information about repairs in a rooming house and when a rooming house operator can enter a room. To find a registered rooming house, use our Public register of rooming houses search.
