PropertySafe Inspection. Is It Warranted or Is It an Exercise in Futility?

smhto on 19/11/2016 - 10:16

I have a rental property and I recently received this from my property manager

"To meet the ever changing legislative compliance requirements we recommend that all of our landlords book a “Residential Safety Report” for their investment properties. This inspection report will check and confirm 12 safety hazards and over 120 safety issues including balconies, deck and stair safety as well as slips, trips, falls, gas, moisture, curtain cords and electrical. We believe this is a great pro-active initiative that will reduce claims, maximise your rental returns and potentially save lives" For more info refer to
https://www.propertysafe.com.au
The sample report shown on their website is pretty extensive and I feel most of it is academic fluff

What do those "in the know" think

General Discussion

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  • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2016 - 10:27
    +2

    Sounds like they're just trying to sell you stuff.
    They probably have a considerable stake in the company.

    • aragornelessar on 19/11/2016 - 16:23
      +1

      If the property manager is recommending them, I'm in the agree camp, especially after reading this on their website.

      The PropertySafe residential safety inspection is not a pre-purchase, compliance or building certification report. The premise for the report is first and foremost regarding safety by alerting home owners to safety risks and providing options to mitigate those risks.

  • chuneeperformance on 19/11/2016 - 12:57
    +2

    What legislation is this?

    • [Deactivated] on 19/11/2016 - 19:36

      Why would there be legislation?

  • tonyjzx on 19/11/2016 - 17:53
    +1

    whats actually broken that requires fixing?

    its an upsell

  • Aust on 19/11/2016 - 20:37
    • 1 for your property manager for alerting you to this.
      On the negative side for you now if you don't take it out, you cant blame them if a tenant or other on the property is injured or worse as a result of some defect or other. luckily we have landlords insurance for that that hopefully responds.
  • smhto on 21/11/2016 - 21:21
    +1

    The problem is that this report will highlight a number of issues that may well be purely theoretical and academic. Smoke detectors are mandatory but things, such as, overly polished floor boards or worn out carpets that may contribute to slips and trips may fall into a grey area. So you're damned if you do and damned if you don't

  • SirFlibbled on 22/11/2016 - 15:16

    I would have thought this was part of your property manager's job when inspecting the property to identify any possible safety risks to tenants.

    • Euphemistic on 22/11/2016 - 15:57

      This. The tenants equally should be identifying safety hazards and letting the owner/agent know.

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