Queensland Consolidated Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION REGULATION 2009 - SCHEDULE 5

SCHEDULE 5 – Prescribed house rules

1 Residents’ and guests’ behaviour

(1) Residents must not interfere with the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of other residents.

(2) Residents must ensure their guests do not interfere with the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of other residents.

2 Maintenance of rooms

(1) Residents must maintain their rooms—

(a) in a way that does not interfere with the reasonable comfort of other residents; and

(b) in a condition that does not create a fire or health hazard.

(2) Residents must not intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy any part of their rooms or a facility in their rooms.

3 Common areas

(1) The provider must take reasonable steps to ensure the common areas, and facilities provided in the common areas, are kept safe, clean and in good repair.

(2) Residents must leave common areas clean and tidy after using them.

(3) Residents must ensure their guests leave common areas clean and tidy after using them.

(4) Common areas in these rental premises include (insert description of common areas, e.g. lounge or television room, dining room, toilets and bathrooms, kitchen, hallway, patio, yard).

4 Guests

Residents must ensure their guests are aware of the house rules for these rental premises.

5 Access to residents’ rooms

(1) The provider must take reasonable steps to ensure residents have quiet enjoyment of their rooms.

(2) The provider must not enter residents’ rooms other than as provided under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 .

6 Door locks and keys

(1) Residents must not tamper with, or change, a door lock in the rental premises.

(2) Residents must not make copies of keys without the provider’s permission.

7 Animals

(1) Residents must not keep an animal on the rental premises without the provider’s permission.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a working dog.