South Australian Consolidated Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (ROOMING HOUSES) REGULATIONS 1999 - REG 9

9—Permissible consideration

        (1)         A rooming house proprietor must not require or receive from a resident or prospective resident of a rooming house—

            (a)         a payment, other than rent or security (or both), for rooming house accommodation or the renewal or extension of a rooming house agreement;

            (b)         a payment for statutory rates, taxes or charges;

            (c)         a payment for other facilities or services provided by the rooming house proprietor under the rooming house agreement or an agreement collateral to the rooming house agreement.

        (2)         However, the rooming house proprietor may require a resident to make a payment—

            (a)         for rates and charges for water supply; or

            (b)         for the provision of electricity, gas or telephone services at the premises; or

            (c)         for meals or other facilities or services provided by the proprietor,

if the proprietor has, before the facilities or services were made available or provided to the resident, informed the resident in writing of the basis on which charges for those facilities or services would be made.