Guest Dave Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hi Does a housing association landlord have a legal requirement to test residents smoke alarms in their flats (not communal)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Who is responsible for maintaining the alarms? In basic terms, landlords must ensure that alarms are provided and working, but routine maintenance and testing then falls to the occupants of the property. Should the alarms develop a fault or expire during a tenancy it remains the responsibility of a landlord to replace them. The legislation states that a landlord must make certain that: "checks are made by or on behalf of the landlord to ensure that each prescribed alarm is in proper working order on the day the tenancy begins if it is a new tenancy" Once the alarms have been established as working, whether a new tenancy or a tenancy overlapping the introduction of the legislation, many landlords ask tenants to sign a document confirming that alarms have been tested in their presence. This can also be used to clarify for the benefit of the tenants that the duty of maintenance falls to them from that point forwards. Check out https://www.safelincs.co.uk/landlord-smoke-and-co-alarm-regulations-2015/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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