17Failure of landlord to repair or replace hardwired smoke alarm

17 Failure of landlord to repair or replace hardwired smoke alarm

17 Failure of landlord to repair or replace hardwired smoke alarm

(1) This clause applies if—

(a) a tenant has notified the landlord that a hardwired smoke alarm is not working, and

(b) the landlord has failed to repair or replace the smoke alarm in accordance with clauses 14 and 15, and

(c) the residential premises the subject of the agreement do not comprise or include a lot in a strata scheme.

(2) For the purposes of section 64A(2) of the Act, the tenant may repair or replace the smoke alarm, but only by engaging an authorised electrician to carry out the work.

(3) For the purposes of section 64A(2) of the Act, the tenant may replace a removable back-up battery in the smoke alarm or organise for a person to replace a removable back-up battery in the smoke alarm.

(4) 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.

(5) A reference in this clause to a tenant does not include a tenant of a social housing tenancy agreement.

cl 17: Am 2020 (560), Sch 1[8].