We’ve partnered with G-Force to bring you a Healthy Homes Standard Assessment service for your rental property. G-Force offer a full assessment, installation and documentation service to help make sure your rental property is compliant with the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2019- Healthy Homes Standards.
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Our range can help ensure your rental property complies with the Healthy Homes Standards by the July 1st deadline.
In 2019 the Residential Tenancies – Healthy Homes Standards were introduced to ensure rental properties meet a minimum standard for heating, insulation, ventilation, draught proofing, moisture ingress and drainage. From July 2021, all private rentals must comply with these standards within 90 days of a new or renewed tenancy.
We have a range of product and service solutions available to ensure your rental property meets the regulations by the July 1st deadline.
Healthy Homes Assessments
Insulation
The minimum level of ceiling insulation must either meet the 2008 building code, or for existing insulation, have a minimum thickness of 120mm. Domestic living spaces with suspended floors must have underfloor insulation that, at the time of installation, had an R-value of at least 1.3.
Heating
There must be one or more qualifying fixed heater(s) that can directly heat the main living room to at least 18°C. Open fires, un-flued gas heaters and electric heaters (excluding heat pumps) with a capacity greater than 2.4Kw do not qualify.
Ventilation
The rental property must have openable windows or doors in the living room, dining room, kitchen and bedrooms. An extractor fan(s) or rangehood must be fitted in rooms with a bath, shower or indoor cooktop.
Moisture Ingress and Drainage
Landlords must ensure that their property has an efficient drainage system with guttering, downpipes and outfalls present and in good condition. If the property has a sub-floor, then a ground moisture barrier must also be installed.
Draught stopping
The rental property mustn’t have any unreasonable gaps or holes in walls, floors, windows, doors or the ceiling that will cause draughts.
