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I think I have seem a comment somewhere on the forum re the legality of renting out a garage for someone to sleep in. I know of a situation at the moment where a guy is renting out rooms of his PPOR including the garage. Is this legal?
It's the same. It's not legal to use a non-habitable area for sleeping accommodation.As it is not considered a 'habitable area' ie Class 1, it would require a DA if you were going to use this as a permanent bedroom (when selling it), otherwise it would remain as a class 10 structure (i.e. garage)
But for renting.....who knows.
I'd say the presence of a bed upon a surprise Council inspection would do it. It's illegal whether over-crowded or otherwise; separate issues.often tenants will sublet garages, sleep outs etc. There are council regs about over crowding a house but they would have to prove it
And I get accused of being a slumlord for putting 17 students in 16 bedrooms!I've known of someone who rented a 3 bedroom + 1 bathroom house and somehow managed to rent it out to more than 8 students. I think he subdivided the garage & made it 2 rooms.....
That's outrageous. I would advise the REINSW and Fair Trading that the agent is trying to sell the property on the basis of an illegal use.When looking at some units close to the university last week a Chinese REA showed me the property and pointed out how I could increase the rental return for the 2 bdr unit. She said I could put a wall in where the lounge is and make that a room and the students could then use the small space left over as a lounge. Then as we looked at the garage which was internal she said I could even put plaster board over the garage door and then cram more students into the garage space.
I've known of someone who rented a 3 bedroom + 1 bathroom house and somehow managed to rent it out to more than 8 students. I think he subdivided the garage & made it 2 rooms.....
Not sure how the PM would react if he/she inspected the property though...
That's outrageous. I would advise the REINSW and Fair Trading that the agent is trying to sell the property on the basis of an illegal use.
When looking at some units close to the university last week a Chinese REA showed me the property and pointed out how I could increase the rental return for the 2 bdr unit. She said I could put a wall in where the lounge is and make that a room and the students could then use the small space left over as a lounge. Then as we looked at the garage which was internal she said I could even put plaster board over the garage door and then cram more students into the garage space. She said she would do it although at a cheaper rate but she thought I could wring $450 a week out of what would normally be a $220 - $250 a week place.
I bought something else...
Sharing a room isn't illegal, but renting out the garage, without it being classed a "habitable space", is. Nothing wrong with renting out rooms, or even a share of a room, provided the space you're renting is habitable, and they have the necessary light, heat, ventilation etc (there are cubic metres of air per person etc under the Australian Building Code), and you're not violating laws about maximum number of tenants before you need to be registered as a boarding house etc.Walk around the CBD there are countless adverts for share room accomodation (as in, someone wanted to share a room). It's very often done and the students don't seem to mind.
LOL - what's a "slump" lord? Is it like a slum lord, operating in difficult financial times?However, I declined his offer and told him I did not want to become a slump lord.
LOL - what's a "slump" lord? Is it like a slum lord, operating in difficult financial times?