CTP Pest & Building Inspections recommend getting into the habit of testing them once a month. Simply press the test button and wait a couple of seconds for an alarm to sound. If it sounds its working fine, If no sound is heard it needs to be replaced.
To ensure smoke alarms installed in the rented property are in working order, a landlord must:
- carry out annual checks to ensure all smoke alarms installed at the property are in working order
- replace a removable battery in all smoke alarms in the period specified by the smoke alarm manufacturer (for a removable lithium battery), or otherwise annually
- repair or replace a smoke alarm that is not working within 2 business days of becoming aware that it is not working or (b) cause the smoke alarm to be repaired or replaced
- replace a smoke alarm with a new smoke alarm within 10 years from the manufactured date, or earlier if specified by the smoke alarm manufacturer.
NSW Smoke Alarm Legislation
Smoke alarms are mandatory in those homes and other shared accommodation buildings where people sleep as specified in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (NSW) (EPA Regulation).
Property managers (as agent for the landlord), landlords and tenants have specific responsibilities in regard to smoke alarms:
- Landlords must ensure that smoke alarms are installed and maintained.
- Neither the landlord nor the tenant are permitted to remove or interfere with the operation of a smoke alarm installed in the rented premises, unless they have a reasonable excuse to do so.
- Landlords have the right of access to rented premises to fit or maintain smoke alarms, providing the tenant has been given at least two days’ notice.
- Where the smoke alarm has a replaceable battery, it is recommended that the landlord fit a new battery at the beginning of a tenancy.
- Owners of residential property who rent out their premises as holiday accommodation are responsible for installing smoke alarms and replacing batteries.
Maitland NSW
We service the local Maitland Area, East Maitland to Morpeth, Lorn to Bolwarra and beyond, to Rutherford and Telarah!
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Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) by road north of Sydney and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway about 17 km (11 mi) from its start at Hexham
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