The dividing line isn't just the length of stay — it's whether the arrangement gives the occupant exclusive possession and the protections of a residential tenancies act, or a licence to occupy for a holiday. In Queensland, an agreement genuinely for a holiday under three months is generally exempt from the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act, but if a booking rolls on and starts to look like someone'…
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Where short-stay ends and a residential tenancy begins
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