New regulations to replace the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 as amended were signed by Minister Coveney on the 26th of January and will come into effect on 1st July 2017.
The commencement date has been deferred in order to allow landlords the time to carry out any remedial improvements / works which may be necessary to bring their properties into compliance with the revised regulations.
The main changes to the 2009 Regulations are contained in those provisions dealing with structural condition, heating facilities and fire safety, – Articles 4, 7 and 10.
- Article 4 amends the regulations to include the provision:
Where a window which has an opening section through which a person may fall and the bottom of the opening section is more than 1400mm above the external ground level, suitable safety restrictors shall be fitted.
- Article 6 provides that:
All bathrooms and shower rooms must have adequate heating, the revised regulations also make a provision for the detection and alarm of carbon monoxide and that all heating appliances shall be maintained in a safe condition and in good working order and repair.
Article 10 has been reworded in order to avoid confusion around the need for interconnecting alarms and regulations covering common areas.
The Regulations are available at www.housing.gov.ie.
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