I lived on a houseboat in Sydney for a few years. It was by far the cheapest lifestyle I have ever lived in this city, but it is not really lawful as I was on a swing mooring.
My fees for the mooring was only a few hundred dollars a year,
Live aboard tenants are generally only permitted in serviced marinas, and these get very expensive.
I was able to live on my vessel as I was in a small bay off The Georges river which flows into Botany Bay, and not Sydney harbour, where the rules are strictly enforced by authorities.
The water police on the river did not care about live aboards, and the local councils are only responsible for land until the high tide mark, so they didn't care either.
I once got a letter from some sort of port authority stating that living aboard vessels is not permitted, but it was not an actual enforcement notice.
The fact that you are (of course) permitted to visit or use your vessel at any time makes it either difficult, or costly, to prosecute I guess.
My fees for the mooring was only a few hundred dollars a year,
Live aboard tenants are generally only permitted in serviced marinas, and these get very expensive.
I was able to live on my vessel as I was in a small bay off The Georges river which flows into Botany Bay, and not Sydney harbour, where the rules are strictly enforced by authorities.
The water police on the river did not care about live aboards, and the local councils are only responsible for land until the high tide mark, so they didn't care either.
I once got a letter from some sort of port authority stating that living aboard vessels is not permitted, but it was not an actual enforcement notice.
The fact that you are (of course) permitted to visit or use your vessel at any time makes it either difficult, or costly, to prosecute I guess.