Minister may declare building to be a rooming house
(1) An owner of a building—
(a) in which there is one or more rooms available for occupancy on payment of rent; and
(b) in which the total number of people who may occupy the rooms is less than 4—
may apply to the Minister for a declaration that the building is a rooming house for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare that building to be a rooming house for the purposes of this Act.
(3) On the request of Homes Victoria, the Minister, by notice published in the Government Gazette, may declare the following to be a rooming house for the purposes of this Act—
(a) a building owned or leased by Homes Victoria and containing one or more self-contained apartments; or
(b) a building owned or leased by a registered housing provider within the meaning of the Housing Act 1983 or registered housing association within the meaning of that Act and containing one or more self-contained apartments.
(4) A notice under subsection (3) may be published on the Internet.
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