Rooming house software for NSW boarding houses.
Occupancy agreements under the Boarding Houses Act 2012, filled in on NSW Fair Trading’s standard form and signed online. Security deposits, notices and condition reports, kept room by room.
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The agreement LeaseDock fills in.
LeaseDock fills in NSW Fair Trading’s standard occupancy agreement for general boarding houses, word for word, with the occupancy principles and your Statement of House Rules attached. The resident signs online, then you countersign.
It is for a registrable general boarding house, not an assisted boarding house, and LeaseDock asks you to confirm that first. Using the standard agreement is optional; having a written one is not.
Standard occupancy agreement (NSW Fair Trading)What LeaseDock keeps track of.
- The agreement The standard occupancy agreement filled in, with your house rules, and signed online.
- The security deposit Recorded on each room, with the 14 days to refund it beside it.
- Inspections Scheduled, with an entry notice drafted for you to check against your agreement.
- Condition reports Room by room with photos, with the kitchen, lounge and bathrooms set up once and included in every room’s report.
- Fees Payments matched from your bank CSV for you to confirm, and polite reminders. No notice is suggested, because your agreement sets it.
- Your team Unlimited staff, each seeing only the houses you give them.
The rules, with their sources.
What New South Wales asks of you, as LeaseDock holds it. Each rule links to the page it was read on.
- The agreement
A NSW boarding house resident is on an occupancy agreement under the Boarding Houses Act 2012, not a residential tenancy. A written agreement is required for a registrable boarding house.
Source: Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW)
- Occupancy principles
The occupancy principles in Schedule 1 of the Act apply to every occupancy agreement in a registrable boarding house, whatever the agreement says. A term that conflicts with them is void.
Source: Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW)
- Security deposit
At most two weeks’ occupancy fee. You hold it yourself: nothing is lodged with Fair Trading or anyone else.
Source: Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW)
- Refunding it
Within 14 days of the occupancy agreement ending, less what the Boarding Houses Act 2012 lets you keep: repairs beyond fair wear and tear, fees still owing, reasonable cleaning and replaced locks (Schedule 1, clause 8).
Source: Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW)
- Notice periods
Notice periods for entering a room and for ending the agreement come from the occupancy agreement itself. The standard agreement has a table of them for you to fill in. LeaseDock asks for each one, and points you to the agreement rather than inventing a period.
Source: NSW Government
A NSW boarding house resident is on an occupancy agreement under the Boarding Houses Act 2012, not a residential tenancy. The occupancy principles apply whatever the agreement says, house rules are attached to it, and notice periods come from the agreement. A written agreement is required for a registrable boarding house. A guide, not legal advice.
Questions NSW boarding house proprietors ask.
Does LeaseDock do NSW boarding house occupancy agreements?
Yes. LeaseDock fills in NSW Fair Trading’s standard occupancy agreement for general boarding houses, with the occupancy principles and your Statement of House Rules attached, and the resident signs online. It is for a registrable general boarding house, not an assisted one.
Do I lodge a boarding house security deposit?
No. You hold it yourself, and nothing is lodged with Fair Trading or anyone else. It can be at most two weeks’ occupancy fee, and you refund it within 14 days of the occupancy agreement ending, less what the Boarding Houses Act 2012 lets you keep: repairs beyond fair wear and tear, fees still owing, reasonable cleaning and replaced locks (Schedule 1, clause 8).
What are the occupancy principles?
The principles in Schedule 1 of the Boarding Houses Act 2012. They apply to every occupancy agreement in a registrable boarding house, whatever the agreement says, and cover things like knowing the house rules before moving in, the security deposit, and a receipt for money paid.
How much notice do I give before entering a room?
Notice periods for entering a room and for ending the agreement come from the occupancy agreement itself. The standard agreement has a table of them for you to fill in. LeaseDock asks for each one, and points you to the agreement rather than inventing a period.
What if a resident falls behind on the occupancy fee?
LeaseDock sends polite reminders, but it will not suggest a notice: the notice period for unpaid fees is whatever your agreement says, checked against the occupancy principles.
Is this legal advice?
No. LeaseDock tracks your obligations and links each one to the rule it came from, so you can check it. Where LeaseDock has not checked a rule, it says so and gives you a reminder, never an invented date.
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