I'd be telling them they have to put up a temp fence or something.
Because that's a big pool!! Not too deep but still..
Or tell the PM to tell them swiftly that the house was rented without a swimming pool, and they must remove it.
We don't have a fence around our one yet, due to renovations, difference is youngest one in the family is me. But i have an incling feeling that my parents should get a move on with it because i think it's the owners responsibility, even if the parents should be keeping a close enough eye on their todler to not wonder into the neighbours yard.
Hey Lil
In Qld, it is a legal requirement to have a pool fenced. I think the other states are coming around to this way of thinking. I can remember trying to push the pool fence issue a couple of years ago with the inspecter, when I was getting one built, as I don't have any kids.....that didn't make him any more lenient though. There is no way around it for Qlders.
I have a wet edge that pours into a weir below. I didn't need a fence around the weir, as the water depth in the weir has a float valve connected, and a maximum water depth of 300mm can only be in the weir, before it gets pumped back up to the pool above again........Funny thing is that you can drown in water less than 300mm, but that is the law......
We had to go to extra measures however with the property boundary fence to ensure that the next door neighbours children didn't climb the fence into our yard, and stumble into the pool.........unbelievable.
CGW,
Am curious....how did you know that your tenants put up a pool? Was it from your PM's? If you didn't know a pool was installed in your property by your tenant, surely you couldn't be held accountable?
I would not know if my tenants would put up a pool, let alone a wading pool for the little nippers. I wonder what hand would be dealt to the landlord if a drowning occured to a tenants family or friends......surely it couldn't be the poor old landlord!!...especially when they were not aware of the situation.
I guess (and it is only a guess) that it would be covered under public liability insurance as part of the landlord insurance cover.
Cheers,
F