Landlords are now required to have smoke alarms and insulation with the passing of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2016 in late May.
From 1 July 2016 all tenanted properties will be required to have smoke alarms, and insulation will be compulsory in social housing from 1 July 2019.
The government says these new provisions will cover the 120,000 rental properties which do not yet have smoke alarms and the 180,000 that are uninsulated. The new legislation also covers the enforcement of existing regulations around heating, dampness, electrical safety, plumbing, sanitation and ventilation.