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Dear All,
Just had our Annual Fire Inspection – we were served a Notice, we all had to be home on a certain date or a re-inspection would take place at our own cost. No problem – standard procedure. On the day, only 100 of the 150 lot owners complied. The Inspection Report was subsequently issued and when I asked the date for inspections of the non-accessible lots, I was informed that there was no need, majority were inspected, so all was good! They couldn’t tell me what % they considered “majority.” It would appear the same lots are non-compliant and missing inspections each year. Can anyone tell me if this is normal procedure? Maybe I’m being a bit reactionary!
Many thanks.
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It appears that the interpretation of the rules varies from building to building, and I presume would differ based upon state. In our complex of over 100 units in NSW we have to have 100% of units inspected by the fire services contractor before they will sign off. This commonly results in multiple repeat visits, which we then struggle to have the individual unit owners/residents repay the fees for.
A couple of years ago I was in another building with just under a hundred units (also in NSW) and the fire services contractor there had an unofficial 80% rule. So long as 80% of units were checked, they would certify, but the following year, the missing (up to) 20% had to be included in those checked.