16Failure of landlord to fix battery-operated smoke alarm

#### 16 Failure of landlord to fix battery-operated smoke alarm 16 Failure of landlord to fix battery-operated smoke alarm > > (1) This clause applies if— > > > > > (a) a tenant has notified the landlord that a battery-operated smoke alarm is not working, and > > > > > (b) the landlord has failed to replace a removable battery in the smoke alarm, or replace the smoke alarm, in accordance with clauses 14 and 15, and > > > > > (c) if the premises comprise or include a lot in a strata scheme—the tenant has not been notified that the owners corporation of the strata scheme is responsible for the maintenance of smoke alarms in the residential premises. > > > (2) For the purposes of section 64A(2) of the Act, the tenant may do any thing a landlord is authorised to do under clause 15(1)(a) in relation to the smoke alarm. > > > (3) The tenant must, by written notice, notify the landlord or the landlord’s agent within 24 hours of the repair or replacement being carried out under this clause. > > > (4) A reference in this clause to a tenant does not include a tenant of a social housing tenancy agreement. > > **cl 16:** Am 2020 (560), Sch 1\[4\]–\[7\].