Professional Smoke Alarm companies are trained and qualified to ensure your biggest assets is well looked after, and complies with the correct legislation, for the safety of your tenants, and also insurance purposes.
However, if you decide to maintain the smoke alarms yourself, you must ensure:
install smoke alarms complying with Australian Standards
replace smoke alarms before the end of their service life
test and clean smoke alarms and replace any flat or nearly flat batteries within 30 days before the start or renewal of all tenancies
repair/replace the smoke alarm during the tenancy if they are reported faulty or missing – urgently
abide by and keep up to date with all Smoke Alarm legislation
supply a written report to our office upon completion, including: Position and expiry date of alarms,date batteries replaced and alarms tested and cleaned etc.