Property managers/owners must ensure rental premises meet all health and safety requirements, including the installation of smoke alarms. As property managers we test and clean smoke alarms within 30 days before the start of a tenancy (generally the day before a tenant moves in) and 30 days prior to a renewal. We also test the smoke alarms within your townhouse during our routine inspections.
Tenants must:
- replacement flat batteries in battery powered smoke alarms
- test and clean (by vacuuming or dusting) smoke alarms at least once every 12 months
- advise the property manager/owner if there is any issue with an alarm and allow the property manager/owner right of entry to install smoke alarms
- not remove a smoke alarm or do anything to reduce the effectiveness of an alarm e.g. paint or cover it.
If the 9V battery goes flat, then all you need to do is open the smoke alarm by pressing the PUSH button, allowing the smoke alarm lid to flip open and the replace the old 9V battery. A video is included below.
