Rooming house software for Tasmanian boarding houses.
Tasmania’s boarding premises rules worked out for every room: no deposit where the Act forbids one, entry once a month, and every room’s condition report and repairs in one place.
Operator is $99 a month for up to 40 tenancies, with unlimited staff, and empty rooms never count. 30 days free, no card.
The agreement LeaseDock fills in.
A boarding room in Tasmania is under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, which counts boarding premises as residential premises and adds rules of its own for them in Part 4A. It prescribes no agreement for a boarding room, so you record the agreement you made on the room, and LeaseDock keeps its dates.
The Act does not reach a boarding room in a building with fewer than 3 boarding rooms where the owner, or a tenant who sublets the rooms, lives (section 6(2)(c)). And a room in a building occupied mostly by tertiary or TasTAFE students is not boarding premises at all but ordinary residential premises under the same Act (section 3(1)), where a bond may be taken and is paid to the Rental Deposit Authority.
Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (Tas)What LeaseDock keeps track of.
- The agreement The agreement you made, recorded on the room with its dates.
- The security deposit No deposit asked for a boarding room, and a warning if one is recorded.
- Inspections Scheduled for each room, with an entry notice drafted for you to check and give.
- 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.
- Your team Unlimited staff, each seeing only the houses you give them.
The rules, with their sources.
What Tasmania asks of you, as LeaseDock holds it. Each rule links to the page it was read on.
- Which law applies
A boarding room in Tasmania is under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, which counts boarding premises as residential premises and adds rules of its own for them in Part 4A.
- Who it reaches
The Act does not reach a boarding room in a building with fewer than 3 boarding rooms where the owner, or a tenant who sublets the rooms, lives (section 6(2)(c)). And a room in a building occupied mostly by tertiary or TasTAFE students is not boarding premises at all but ordinary residential premises under the same Act (section 3(1)), where a bond may be taken and is paid to the Rental Deposit Authority.
- Security deposit
Tasmania’s Residential Tenancy Act does not let an owner ask for a security deposit for boarding premises: section 25(1) allows one only "except in the case of boarding premises". So there is nothing to lodge with the Rental Deposit Authority for this room. If the amount recorded here was paid as a deposit, ask Consumer, Building and Occupational Services what to do with it. This does not apply to a building with fewer than 3 boarding rooms where the owner, or a tenant who sublets the rooms, lives, which the Act does not reach (section 6(2)(c)), nor to a building occupied mostly by tertiary or TasTAFE students, whose rooms are not boarding premises (section 3(1)).
- Entering a room
Give at least 24 hours’ notice before an inspection. Written notice is not required, but it is best practice. In boarding premises an inspection is allowed once a month. You may enter between 8am and 6pm, unless the resident agrees to another time.
Read in Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (Tas), authorised version of 9 October 2026. A guide, not legal advice.
Questions Tasmanian boarding house operators ask.
Is there a standard boarding agreement in Tasmania?
No. A boarding room in Tasmania is under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, which counts boarding premises as residential premises and adds rules of its own for them in Part 4A. It prescribes no agreement for a boarding room, so you record the agreement you made on the room in LeaseDock.
Can I take a bond for a boarding room in Tasmania?
Tasmania’s Residential Tenancy Act does not let an owner ask for a security deposit for boarding premises: section 25(1) allows one only "except in the case of boarding premises". So there is nothing to lodge with the Rental Deposit Authority for this room. If the amount recorded here was paid as a deposit, ask Consumer, Building and Occupational Services what to do with it. This does not apply to a building with fewer than 3 boarding rooms where the owner, or a tenant who sublets the rooms, lives, which the Act does not reach (section 6(2)(c)), nor to a building occupied mostly by tertiary or TasTAFE students, whose rooms are not boarding premises (section 3(1)).
How much notice do I need to enter a boarding room in Tasmania?
Give at least 24 hours’ notice before an inspection. Written notice is not required, but it is best practice. In boarding premises an inspection is allowed once a month. You may enter between 8am and 6pm, unless the resident agrees to another time.
What does LeaseDock cost for a rooming house?
Operator is $99 a month for up to 40 tenancies, with unlimited staff, and empty rooms never count. 30 days free, no card.
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.
Try it free, beside what you have now.
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