Retirement villages

A retirement village is a residential complex occupied by retirees who have entered into a contract with the operator of the complex.

The ACT Retirement Villages Act 2012 (the Act):

• set out the information retirement villages need to give prospective residents
• protects the rights of current residents
• contains clear guidance for operators.

The Act does not apply to:

• Commonwealth Government funded aged care hostels
• nursing homes
• mobile home parks
• residences subject to a tenancy agreement with the Housing Commissioner
• boarding houses
• Housing Assistance Act 2007 tenancies
• facilities on the grounds of retirement villages that include:
  • respite care buildings
  • employee accommodations
  • residential premises, where the operator and resident have a residential tenancy agreement under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, if the agreement contains a term to say that the Act does not apply to the premises.

Retirement villages handbook

Download the Retirement villages handbook (PDF 4.7MB).