Fire alarm servicing for Buyer Solutions clients
Buyer Solutions are proud to offer the implementation of its Smoke Alarm Maintenance program to our valued clients. The maintenance service ensures both your investment and your tenants are appropriately protected in the catastrophic event of fire at your investment property. We are currently updating owner’s instructions for this service.
The REIV and Victorian Building Authority have identified it is the landlords’ responsibility to maintain smoke alarms in residential rental properties. By law, every house must have smoke alarms fitted in accordance with the Building Regulations and every smoke alarm must have its battery replaced and be correctly cleaned and tested at least once a year. In addition, smoke alarms must be replaced every ten years as identified by expiry dates on the unit.
Both battery and hard wired alarms require servicing, in particular to clean them, remove dusts or insects, test the decibel reading and smoke simulation, assess the location and ensure they are in accordance with building commission practice 2006-27.
To ensure your investment is properly protected, we have employed Smarthouse Fire Solutions to conduct the annual smoke alarm maintenance service. As part of the service they will confirm alarms are appropriately located (and relocate battery alarms if needed), replace batteries, clean and test alarms and replace expired/faulty alarms. (Please note, a low percentage of properties may require replacement or additional alarms during this service to make properties comply with current guidelines.)
The service is conducted annually with properties visited by Smarthouse Fire Solutions during approx. November/December of every year. It is highly recommended for you to participate in this service to assist with your landlord insurances and duty of care.
The costs are:
- $99.00 incl GST. This includes unlimited call outs to the property, battery replacement in every smoke alarm, locational positioning of all alarms in accordance with regulations and inspection of every smoke alarm per dwelling.
- The fee also includes UNLIMITED replacement of both mains powered and battery operated alarms when and where needed in accordance with building regulations. A certificate of electrical safety will be issued for any mains powered alarm replacement.
As a landlord, If you elect not to be part of this service, you acknowledge that as the landlord you are responsible for ensuring smoke alarms are correctly located, smoke alarms are in correct working order and that you will maintain the smoke alarm(s) on an annual basis in accordance with all relevant regulations and manufacturer specifications, including appropriate testing of the smoke alarms. Buyer Solutions will in no way be held responsible for the maintenance of smoke alarms in your rental property (s) and will have no responsibility associated with or for, any claims associated with smoke alarms in your investment property/
If you elect NO, it is your responsibility to provide this office with appropriate documentation annually stating when alarms have been maintained, by whom and what has been done during the service.
We also have clients who would like their principal place of residence checked and we would be happy to help you organise this. The staff here are all going to use the service as we feel our families are so precious we can’t afford to risk their health or our assets. Should you have an elderly parent or child living in a property and you think they may need a check, its worth paying the small fee and having peace of mind.
Please contact Amelia or Janet on +61 3 9816 8555 or by email on rentals@buyersolutions.com.au if you would like more assistance with this.
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