Rooming houses: a guide for residents and operators - NWHN

Rooming houses: A guide forresidents and operatorsEvicting a resident using a‘Notice to Vacate’If an operator wishes to evict a resident,they must first give them an appropriate‘Notice to Leave’ (as outlined on page 33)or ‘Notice to Vacate’.If the resident has not left by the date givenon the ‘Notice to Vacate’, the operator mayapply to VCAT for an ‘Order for Possession’.This order may instruct the resident tovacate. It may also allow the operator toget a ‘Warrant for Possession’, which maythen be carried out by the police to evictthe resident.Important: The onlylegal way to evict aresident is by applyingto VCAT. An operatorcannot use force or any othermethod to try to remove a resident.Only the police can carry out aneviction, and only when theyare acting on a ‘Warrant forPossession’ issued by VCAT.34