What is a rooming house?
A rooming house is defined under Section 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 as follows:
"a building in which there is one or more rooms available for occupancy on payment of rent.” (a) in which the total number of people who may occupy those rooms is not less than 4; or (b) in respect of which a declaration under section 19(2) or (3) is in force.”
Rooming or boarding houses can be distinguished from a share house by the leasing arrangement of the rented premise. That is, residents of a share house have exclusive possession of the rented premises. Whereas, residents of a rooming or boarding house only have exclusive possession to their room with shared access to communal facilities, such as kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and living areas. |