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housing PRIVATE BOARD Private board is living with a family in their home. Sometimes people who have a spare room in their house rent it out to someone they think will fit in with their way of life.
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To find private board you can: • Look in local and daily papers, • Put an advertisement in the local paper. If you are looking at a possible private board house it is important to ask questions like: • How much will it cost per week? • Can I use house equipment to clean? • Can I use all facilities in the house, i.e. phone, TV, cooking, laundry? • Is the room furnished? • Can I have visitors? • Can I park a car? • Do I have my own room? • Can I have someone stay over?
• Remember in private board you have to fit in with the other people in the house.
Most of all — find out what they expect of you before you move in. ROOMING HOUSES These are generally very large with 6 to 30 or more rooms for rent. The rooms usually have basic furniture, e.g. bed and wardrobe. Tenants share common facilities, e.g. lounge-room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry. You still have to buy and prepare your own food as well as pay rent. • Advantage — rent usually one week at a time and you may not have to pay a bond, but if you do it can’t be more than 2 weeks rent. • Disadvantage — can be lonely.
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