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I have heard that in QLD they want to introduce yearly structural and pest inspections on rental houses. These new inspections together with the smoke alarm inspections are increasing the costs associated with rental properties. Does the owner absorb these costs or do they eventually push rents...

According to the fire and rescue website; if a tenancy is greater than 12 months the responsibiliy lies with the tenant to clean and test the smoke alarms. Does that mean if a 12 month agreement is renewed for another year (i.e the tenants stay 2 years) then the tenants are now responsible for...

I was just reading Mattsavagers thread about insurance companies picking holes in the documentation (in th event something happens) I test my alarms at the start of the lease, could that cause a problem if anything happens. I just assume that if that the smoke alarm hasn't expired, and when...

Hi, Should a property manager test the smoke alarm during inspections, or record that they were working and in place during the inspection. I have rental and I have been there a few times...everytime the bloody tenants have taken the smoke alarm down. Basically what I am saying is if the...