All landlords (except registered social landlords) must comply with new regulations due to come into force from October 1st 2015. You must:
• Fit a smoke alarm on each floor of the premises
• Fit a carbon monoxide alarm in rooms containing a solid fuel appliance
• Check that the alarms are working at the start of each new tenancy.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has a limited number of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors it will fit in relevant properties in the runup to the new regulations.
Please complete this form in full to apply. Please note that some tenancies such as Houses in Multiple Occupation, student halls of residence, hostels and refuges, care homes, hospitals and hospices,long leases and lodgers are excluded.
Failure to comply with the regulations could lead to penalties of up to £5,000.