The easiest way to ensure that a rental property complies with these standards is for the landlord or property manager to engage a licenced plumber to perform an audit, fix any relevant plumbing problems and issue a Certificate of Compliance. This certificate is not legally required by the Residential Tenancies Act 2010, but it is helpful for the landlord and can be included in the ongoing and outgoing property condition reports. It also demonstrates to the tenant that the property complies with the Tenant Act for water efficiencies.
At Pied Plumber, we recommend that you have a Water Efficiency Compliance Certificate renewed at the end of each tenancy and before the new tenancy commences. This protects the landlord by preventing the tenants from refusing to pay the water bills because they believe the property is not water efficient, but it also protects the tenant from paying excessive water usage charges due to water inefficiencies at the property.
Landlords don’t have to engage a licensed plumber to inspect their plumbing and install water efficiency devices in their rental property. However, if they want to pass on the water usage charges to their tenants, they must prove that the property is water efficient. This can be difficult to achieve when you have no paperwork to support your claim and the onus is on the landlord to prove that their property is water efficient and complies with Residential Tenancies Act 2010; it is not the tenant’s responsibility to prove that the property doesn’t comply with the Act.
Pied Plumber has experienced licensed plumbers in Sydney. We will inspect your rental property at the end of each tenancy, repair any water efficiency problems, and issue you with a Residential Tenancies Act 2010 Certificate of Compliance.
For the most affordable, reliable and professional leaking pipe and drain repairs in Sydney, call local the family plumbers at The Pied Plumber on 1300 13 80 80 or complete our online enquiry form.
