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Residential Landlords

As a residential landlord, you have a general duty to keep your tenant's home fit for them to live in and ensure that it doesn't endanger their health. This includes ensuring there are no fire hazards in the property.

Fire safety in your property

Safety equipment

Landlords have to ensure there are adequate fire precautions (including alarms, extinguishers and fire blankets) and fire escape routes. These must be well maintained and adequate for the number of residents and the size of the property.

The property should be fitted with fire warning systems such as fire alarms and heat or smoke detectors. These should be placed throughout the building but particularly in escape routes and areas of high risk, such as kitchens. The fire warning system should be serviced and checked regularly.

Fire equipment such as extinguishers and fire blankets should be provided. There should be at least one fire extinguisher on each floor and a fire blanket in every shared kitchen. These have to be checked periodically and the correct sort of extinguisher must be provided. It's up to you to make sure you know how to use the fire blanket and fire extinguisher in an emergency.

Non-compliance

If you fail to comply with your fire safety responsibilities, your local council or Fire & Rescue Service may get involved and can inspect the property to see if you are complying with the law. They may write to you or the managing agent, setting out what needs to be done including any necessary repairs. They may serve a legal notice and could even prosecute.

Fire safety and furnishings

Any upholstered furnishings you provide in the property should be fire resistant - this applies to all landlords. Upholstered furniture includes:

• sofas and armchairs
• beds, headboards and mattresses
• sofa beds and futons
• nursery and children's furniture
• loose and stretch covers for furniture
• cushions and seat pads
• furniture in new caravan
• garden furniture that is used indoors

There should be a symbol on your furniture to state that it is fire resistant. If the furnishings in the property are not fire resistant, they must be replaced as a matter of urgency to safeguard your interests from possible future legal actions.

weblettings.ie can arrange for the installation of fire safety equipment upon your request. Contact info@weblettings.ie for additional information on this service.