{"id":4832,"date":"2024-08-06T10:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/?p=4832"},"modified":"2024-08-06T10:44:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:44:28","slug":"new-landlord-regulations-for-smoke-heat-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oreillystewart.com\/new-landlord-regulations-for-smoke-heat-and-carbon-monoxide-alarms\/","title":{"rendered":"New Landlord Regulations for Smoke, Heat and Carbon Monoxide Alarms"},"content":{"rendered":"

In May of this year, there were several changes made to Section 8 of the Private
\nTenancies Act (NI) 2022 in the aim to ensure all tenants’ safety and to reduce
\ndamage in private rental properties.
\nLandlords must now meet all the following requirements.
\n(1) Smoke alarms are to be fitted in the main room and in all circulation spaces on
\nevery floor
\n(2) Every kitchen must have a heat alarm
\n(3) Carbon monoxide alarms must be installed in any space where there is a fire
\ncombustion appliance or flue (including any rooms where flues pass through)
\n(4) All smoke & heat alarms must be connected and interlinked so they all sound
\nwhen one is triggered with the exception to Carbon Monoxide alarms.
\nLandlords of new tenancies starting after the 1st September 2024 must be vigilant
\nwith the above changes as their deadline for compliance is the day that the Tenancy
\nbegins.
\nExisting tenancies which started before September 2024 have until the 1st December
\n2024 to make any alterations.
\nIt is important to note that even if a property may currently have all the correct alarms
\nin the correct spaces inside the property, it is crucial that they should all be
\ninterlinked and so replacements to current alarms may be necessary.
\nAfter a landlord has installed the alarms and has tested them, it is up to the tenants
\nto test them weekly so that the onus lies with both parties.
\nFocusing on the cost implications that these new regulations will have, the
\nDepartment for Communities has updated the Regulatory Impact Assessment to
\nreflect an increase in alarm costs for a standard 3 bedroom to be approximately
\n\u00a3200. Surveys can also be acquired for a relatively low figure for any Landlords
\nlooking confirmation of compliance. Further information on related fees can be found
\nat https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukia\/2024\/114\/pdfs\/ukia_20240114_en.pdf<\/a>
\nLandlords can make themselves more aware of the provisions and common queries
\nsurrounding the topic by reading the following summary in the below link:
\nhttps:\/\/www.communities-ni.gov.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/communities\/dfcsummary-<\/a>
\nreport-private-tenancies-act-ni-2022.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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