Every Rental property in Queensland must meet new rules set down by the Government from the 1st of January, 2022.
These new rules started on the 1st of January 2017 and the changes are being implement over a decade. All homes must move to interconnected photoelectric smoke alarms by 2027. Click here is the Qld Governments newsroom article.
The new legislation changes for the 1st of January 2022 mean that all domestic dwellings, leased or sold must omply with the new laws. This means interconnected smoke alarms must be installed in bedrooms, hallways and on every floor of the house.
There are approximately 500,000 rental properties in QLD, and with every property needing to be compliant by the deadline there is a good chance that some properties will not be ready in time.
This means fines from the QFES for non compliance.
Photoelectric smoke alarms detect visible particles from a fire and considered more effective detecting fires.
Having all the smoke alarms in your house interconnected means that when a fire is detected all smoke alarms are activated giving everyone in the property warning.
From the 1st of January 2022 all homes and units must have a hardwired photoelectric and interconnected smoke alarms installed in each bedroom, hallways, as well as on each storey of the property.