ROOMING ACCOMMODATION – Frequently Asked Questions
Brisbane City Council‘s rooming accommodation is a term that is defined in the Planning Regulation 2017 – Regulated Requirements and is reflected in Brisbane City Plan 2014 accordingly. Rooming accommodation means the use of premises for the residential accommodation, if each resident: has a right to occupy one or more rooms on the premises; and does not have a right to occupy the whole of the premises; and does not occupy a self-contained unit, as defined under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008, Schedule 2, or has only limited facilities available for private use; and shares other rooms, facilities, furniture equipment outside of the resident’s room with one or more of the other residents, whether or not the rooms, facilities, furniture or equipment are on the same or different premises. Rooming accommodation also includes: provision of a food or other services to residents on-site management or staff and associated accommodation. Examples of rooming accommodation include a boarding house, monastery, hostel and off-site student accommodation.
Any zone in the Centre Zone Category; High density residential zone; Medium density residential zone; Low-medium density residential zone; Mixed use zone; Major health care zone precinct of the Community facilities zone; and The major education and research facility zone precinct of the specialised centre zone.
Where proposed within a Residential Zone, ideally not located adjoining a Dwelling house. Where adjoining a dwelling house, Impact Assessment will be triggered; and Within 800m walking distance of a dedicated pedestrian access point of an educational establishment where a higher education campus (e.g. university or technical institute).
Within the Brisbane City Council.
Yes. The client needs to source their own land.
Approximately 6 – 9 months. This is dependant on several factors.
This is dependant on the design (single or double storey), land topography etc. The total development costs (land, design, approvals, build, etc.) varies. Also, some clients opt for optional extras such as solar panels and furniture packages.
Yes. Only sole occupants are allowed to tenant these accommodations. Only one single person per studio.
Just like a normal lease. Each tenant / studio will have a separate industry standard rental agreement with the same terms as renting out any house, unit or apartment.
Yes, however we highly recommend clients engage a property manager that specialises in rental of multiple tenancy accommodation and are familiar with the rules and regulations to ensure compliance. We do not offer property management services and can recommend specialist property managers.
The studios are usually advertised to include water, power and internet.
Entrance to the rooming accommodation is through a digital keylock which is shared with all the tenants. Each tenant will have an individual security pin for their own rooms. Digital locks are used for ease of changing locks after a tenant vacates.