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Smoke alarms
By law, owners of all houses and units in Queensland must install at least one
working smoke alarm. You and the lessor/agent have responsibilities regarding
any smoke alarms on the property. Visit fire.qld.gov.au for more details.

Inspections and viewings
Routine inspections are often carried out every 3 months to ensure the property
is well cared for and there are no maintenance or health and safety issues.
The lessor/agent may also need to enter the property for repairs or a viewing
if it is being put up for sale. In most cases they must give you an Entry notice
(Form 9) before they can enter. However, the lessor/agent may enter in an
emergency or if you verbally agree with the entry. Entry must occur at a
reasonable time. Visit our website for more details.

Problems
If you do something wrong

If you breach the agreement, the lessor/agent can issue a Notice to remedy
breach (Form 11).
Example: you fall more than 7 days behind in rent or do not keep the property
in the agreed condition.
If you don’t fix the problem you may be given a Notice to leave (Form 12) by
the lessor/agent.
If the lessor/agent does something wrong
If the lessor/agent breaches the agreement, you can issue a Notice to remedy
breach (Form 11).
Example: the lessor/agent fails to keep the property well maintained or enters
the property without the correct notice.

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