Moonbeam wrote: » Do not worry about it, once the house is in a good state and any legal requirements for renting are met. Then it is only little things like in my case the extractor fan needed new filters.
Baby01032012 wrote: » Is the property in good decorative order, no broken glass, tiles, cracks etc. Open fire, may need Carbon monoxide alarm Proof of servicing of boiler etc. Certification that up to current regs Window restrictors are the main thing for any window above 1 meter Ive had a few inspections on different properties...had 1 last week where report say i need to provide a cooker and tumble dryer (it said tenant provided) ...news to me...waiting for my agent to get back to me on that one...im sure it wasnt let without them or some agreement on rent with tenant! Better off waiting for report.
handlemaster wrote: » you have to have an electrical report. If not up to code the work will have to be done. If you use Gas report also required. Child locks on all window above I think 2 meters. Vents in walls etc etc
icarus_67 wrote: » Why do vents need to be in walls? There is a vent in the kitchen over the stove. There are vents in the bathrooms. Do they also need vents in other places? There are windows in all of the rooms that don't have vents.
Emma2019 wrote: » Ireland has a very damp climate and historically built houses without adequate ventilation leading to mould and condensation being very common. If your house was built 15 years ago it may have adequate ventilation. The one I'm living in now was built in the 40s and the mould is rampant, in part because of no vents in the main rooms.
icarus_67 wrote: » Does the HAP inspector have some sort of discretion when it comes to enforcing the regulations? Like I can understand in your case a home built in the 1940's might need to be subjected to certain regulations etc. But a very modern property that I have certainly doesn't need to be subjected to this kind of nonsense? The child locks on the windows is one thing....but the idea of needing to bore a hole into every room for a vent because of some stupid regulation is very silly to me.
Ace2007 wrote: » It may sound stupid, but if it's regulation it needs to be complied with. If it's modern and meets all the requirements you'll be grand, but if he doesn't than you'll have to get it fixed, usually give 4 weeks (depends on what needs to be done), and failure to carry out the works can see a fine of 5,000. If nothing else comes out of it - you'll probably want to stay away from HAP in future.
Ace2007 wrote: » May be one of the few reason why so many landlords don't want to take HAP tenants.
Ventilation 8. (1) Every room used, or intended for use, by the tenant of the house as a habitable room shall have adequate ventilation. (2)All means of ventilation shall be maintained in good repair and working order. (3)Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the removal of water vapour from every kitchen and bathroom
icarus_67 wrote: » When it says " Every room used, or intended for use, by the tenant of the house as a habitable room shall have adequate ventilation." ...isn't that open for interpretation? What is defined as "ventilation"? Does that specifically refer to an actual vent? Or does a window count as a source of adequate ventilation?
icarus_67 wrote: » What is an electric certificate though? Is ECTI certificate the same as an electric cert? Do most modern homes have one from the very beginning?
honda boi wrote: » A house I lived in(renting), had an inspection done by hap before covid fully hit , so around February/march I think of 2020. Yep they look for vents in all rooms(bathrooms need extraction fans). There was one room in the house that didn't have a vent and it would usually get a bit mouldy( I would just treat it and paint it myself) , hap inspector said it needed a vent and I got a vent done and it never became mouldy after that. Needed an electrical cert( electrician came around a tested all sockets,lights and earthing, it is known as a periodic inspection report), plumber did a full inspection of oil burner/tank and serviced it. Chimney had to be cleaned. Child locks upstairs to be fitted( we have 3 young kids, we already had them in there 2 rooms but needed them in the bathroom and our room). Carbon monoxide alarms to be installed upstairs and in living room aswell as replace smoke alarms. Also fire blanket in kitchen. Gutters to be cleaned. Mentioned about windows being serviced but I just checked them and made sure they were ok. I think that was all that this house needed. Now this house isn't an ancient house. I think that house was built around 2006. After getting all this done, they never came back to inspect it, a year later and still nothing ,( I only moved out in may ) I'm not sure if it's due to covid or whatever.
handlemaster wrote: » Don't.worry about it. HAP will inspect the property and give you thr list of things to do.
handlemaster wrote: » No it doesn't. A vent is to provide ventilation. There needs to be one.
icarus_67 wrote: » There are huge windows in the living room. I don't understand why I need to spend money on a vent when there are windows that can do the same job? It's overkill and costly.
Ace2007 wrote: » Are the windows always open?
icarus_67 wrote: » Thanks for the very detailed reply. Can I ask how long did it take for the vent to be installed? Was it a very invasive procedure? Do you know how much the electric cert cost?
icarus_67 wrote: » Not always no? The house I'm currently in and the house I grew up in never had vents in each room. It's total overkill. Normally people would open a window when they need to to let fresh air in. A new vent in each room would cost 250 Euros each approximately. It's crazy.
dancingqueen wrote: » It isn't overkill and any tenant can request an inspection from their local council to ensure their rented property (that they are paying "crazy" money to rent) complies with regulations. HAP means that the council ensures that their tenants are protected, seeing as they are the ones paying for it. Unfortunately most renters do not know their rights. There are a lot of really bad properties out there.
Ace2007 wrote: » It's not just about letting fresh air in though.
