VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 142ZL Prohibition on renting after notice

Prohibition on renting after notice

(1) A rooming house operator must not rent a room vacated after a notice under section 142ZK for 6 months after the room is vacated. Penalty: 150 penalty units in the case of a natural person; 750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if—

(a) the Tribunal determines that the room may be rented; or

(b) the repairs, renovations or reconstruction have been completed.