Comparison of housing choices for seniors

What's in a name? Retirement villages, lifestyle villages, and strata title.

Some complexes use the term 'retirement', 'lifestyle', 'gardens', 'units' or 'apartments' but they can mean different things and don't actually tell you what sort of housing is provided and which laws apply.

The table below will help. We also have a one-page comparison table that you can download and print. If you are unsure, please check your contract/agreement.

Retirement villages: Revised code supplementary information

The main areas for which amendments to the Interim Code are proposed are identified below. These are cross-referenced to some of the provisions and clauses in the consultation draft of the code and to the recommendations in the final report. Please note that the clauses in the revised code have been renumbered to comply with drafting protocols for legislation established by the Parliamentary Counsels Office.