Rooming house software for Victorian rooming houses.
Victoria’s rooming house agreement filled in and signed online, bonds lodged on time, and the rooming house standards recorded room by room.
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The agreement LeaseDock fills in.
For a fixed-term residency, LeaseDock fills in the fixed term rooming house agreement (Form 7), word for word, with the residents guide and the rights and duties statement that go with it. The resident signs online.
A periodic residency has no prescribed form, so you record the agreement you made on the room instead. Either way, the house rules must be given to the resident before they agree.
Fixed term rooming house agreement (Form 7) (Consumer Affairs Victoria)What LeaseDock keeps track of.
- The agreement Form 7 filled in and signed online for a fixed term, or a periodic agreement recorded on the room.
- The bond The RTBA lodgement on your list, or the resident paying the RTBA directly.
- Entering a room General inspections scheduled, with the notice drafted on Consumer Affairs Victoria’s form for you to check and give.
- Rooming house standards Recorded room by room with photos, and for the shared facilities once.
- Safety checks Smoke alarm, gas and electrical check dates for the house.
- Condition reports Room by room with photos, with the kitchen, lounge and bathrooms set up once and included in every room’s report.
The rules, with their sources.
What Victoria asks of you, as LeaseDock holds it. Each rule links to the page it was read on.
- Bond
Lodge it with the RTBA within 10 business days of receiving it. A resident who gives you written notice can pay the RTBA directly instead.
Source: Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), Victorian Legislation
- Entering a room
Give at least 48 hours’ written notice before a general inspection. A general inspection is only allowed once every four weeks. You may enter between 8am and 6pm on any day except public holidays. Use Consumer Affairs Victoria’s form, Notice to resident/s of rooming house.
Source: Consumer Affairs Victoria
- Smoke alarms
Test smoke alarms at least once every 12 months, following the manufacturer’s instructions. A rooming house must have hard-wired smoke alarms.
Source: Consumer Affairs Victoria
- Gas and electrical
A gas safety check every two years by a licensed or registered gasfitter, and every electrical installation and fitting checked by a licensed electrician at least once every two years, whatever date the residency agreements started.
Source: Consumer Affairs Victoria
- Rooming house standards
Each resident’s room needs, among other things, a lock that works with a key, two free power outlets and window coverings, and the shared facilities have standards of their own. Since 13 Oct 2026: meeting the standards is not enough on its own. You need records showing each room, and every facility, service and common area you give residents, met the rooming house standards, and you must give them to Consumer Affairs Victoria if they ask.
Victoria requires the prescribed form for a fixed-term rooming house agreement (a periodic one may be written or verbal), and the house rules must be given to the resident before they agree. On the rooming house residents guide (October 2026), a bond paid to you is lodged with the RTBA within 10 business days of receiving it, and a resident who gives you written notice pays it to the RTBA directly instead. Confirm the current form and the deadline with Consumer Affairs Victoria before signing. A guide, not legal advice.
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- Keep records that your rooming house meets the standards
From 13 October you must keep records showing each room, facility and common area meets the rooming house standards, and give them to Consumer Affairs Victoria if asked.
- Give renters your evidence before claiming the bond
Since 13 October, give each renter the evidence for a bond claim (an invoice, receipt, quote or photograph that does not conflict with the condition report) at least 3 days before you claim. LeaseDock counts 3 business days, as Consumer Affairs Victoria advises.
- Residents can pay their bond straight to the bond authority
If a resident gives you written notice, complete and sign the bond lodgement form, give it to them to sign, then give it to the RTBA with a copy to them, and they have 2 days after the RTBA’s request to pay. Your 10 business days to lodge apply to bond money paid to you.
Questions Victorian rooming house operators ask.
Which agreement does LeaseDock fill in for a Victorian rooming house?
The fixed term rooming house agreement (Form 7), word for word, for a residency with an end date, signed online by the resident. A periodic residency has no prescribed form, so you record the agreement you made.
How much notice do I need to enter a resident’s room in Victoria?
Give at least 48 hours’ written notice before a general inspection. A general inspection is only allowed once every four weeks. You may enter between 8am and 6pm on any day except public holidays. Use Consumer Affairs Victoria’s form, Notice to resident/s of rooming house.
Do rooming house bonds go to the RTBA?
Yes. Lodge it with the RTBA within 10 business days of receiving it. A resident who gives you written notice can pay the RTBA directly instead.
What records do I need for the rooming house standards?
Each resident’s room needs, among other things, a lock that works with a key, two free power outlets and window coverings, and the shared facilities have standards of their own. Since 13 Oct 2026: meeting the standards is not enough on its own. You need records showing each room, and every facility, service and common area you give residents, met the rooming house standards, and you must give them to Consumer Affairs Victoria if they ask.
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.
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