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Hi Flatchatters and Jimmy T,
I have just noticed a new charge for smoke detector inspection on my rental property statement. I told the real estate agent that the strata did a yearly check that includes testing of the smoke alarms inside each apartment. The real estate said legislation stated that Strata fire compliance only required 80% of the alarms inside units to be checked for a pass ( What?!!? ) and if my unit wasn’t one of the 80% checked I am liable for damage or worse if fire broke out in my unit.
I find it really hard to believe on an issue of Fire safety that 80% is good enough. Imagine being on an airplane that was only checked 80%. I do remember that my real estate agent ( a large chain ) was doing a special price promo at the time for smoke alarm checks by a certain smoke alarm company.
Is this just another ploy by a real estate chain to garner extra business through compliance or do they they have a legitimate point?