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Smoke Alarms - Warning notice required on contracts for sale of land |
A particularly worded warning notice about smoke alarms must now be attached to every contract for sale of land, or printed in the contract. |
The warning of the requirements for the alarms must be legibly printed, in bold type, with the words 'warning' and 'smoke alarms' in capital letters at least 3mm high. The rest of the notice must be printed in letters at least 1mm high. As well as pointing out that the owners of certain types of buildings and strata lots must have smoke alarms, and in certain cases heat alarms, the warning also states that it is an offence to remove or interfere with a smoke or heat alarm. |
All existing contracts were to be updated with the warning notice by 1 December 2006. |
Failure to attach the notice gives a purchaser the right to rescind a contract. Contact your solicitor if you have concerns about contracts. |
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