Minimum housing standards

  • Have at least one electric light fixture
  • Reasonably sufficient electrical power points
  • Must be adequately ventilated
  • Must be adequately lit
  • Must have a minimum floor space of 7.5m2*
  • Bedroom doors must be fitted with a lock that can be operated with a key on the outside and unlocked from the inside without a key *
  • Have at least two electrical power points *

* Additional standards for rooming houses.  Rooming houses are residential properties where two or more rooms are available for rent through separate lease agreements.

Examples of substandard properties

No lockable bedroom door in rooming house

No lockable bedroom door in rooming house

Top photo No electric light fixture and Photo below No working powerpoint

Photo Top No electric light fixture and
Photo Below No working wall power point

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