Welcome to our Healthy Homes Standards Compliance Series.

In light of this week’s rollout of the Residential Tenancies (Healthy Homes Standards) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations”),
we will be releasing weekly resources to help landlord comply with these Healthy Homes Standards (“HHS”). There will be a mix of compliance guides,
best practice protocols, link pooling, FAQs, video explainers and industry offers so please take the time to subscribe to our database if you haven’t
already or  become a member if you like to take advantage of all of these resources. 

Today we are tackling the HHS heating requirements. In a nutshell, the HHS requires that there be at least one form of fixed heat source that is capable of reaching the required heating capacity of the main living room to be installed in that main living room of the property.
Sounds straightforward enough but there are certain compliance nuances to pay attention to. 

 

1. The standards in detail

Some background reading to consider for those who are not time poor and have an interest in the finer details of the Standards: 

Note that the latter two resources above are intended as overviews. They are fairly brief and do not cover the finer details we feel are important for
landlords to pay attention to. Please do not use either as your sole source of information for the purpose of compliance. 

If you are looking for a go-to guide that covers the essential information you need to...