From 1 May 2006, all NSW residents must have at least one working smoke alarm installed on each level of their home. This includes owner occupied, rental properties, relocatable homes or any other residential building where people sleep.

Landlords and Tenants - Rules & Regulations

Under the Residential Tenancies Act and the Residential Tenancies (Residential Premises) Regulation:

• Landlords are responsible for the installation of smoke alarms in rented premises.

• Neither the landlord nor the tenant, except with reasonable excuse, permitted to remove or interfere with the operation of a smoke alarm fitted in the rented premises.

• Where a smoke alarm is of the type that has a replaceable battery, the landlord must put a new battery in at the commencement of a tenancy.

• After the tenancy begins, the tenant is responsible for replacing the battery if needed. However, if the tenant is physically unable to change the battery the tenant is required to notify the landlord as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the need for it to be replaced.

• The tenant is not responsible for the replacement of batteries in ‘hard-wired’ smoke alarm systems that have battery back up. This is the responsibility of the landlord.

• The condition report section of the tenancy agreement must include a specific reference to smoke alarms so that tenants and landlords are able to note and comment on the presence of smoke alarms at the beginning and end of the tenancy.

Inspection of Smoke Alarms

Spotless Finish provides the service of inspecting residential smoke detectors in investments properties.

1 – 3 Smoke Alarms: Testing, replacement of batteries and Compliance Report.

$55.00 Inc GST