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Repairs & Emergencies - South Perth Tenants

Urgent Repairs for tenants of Bellcourt SOUTH PERTH

If you believe your property requires an urgent or emergency repair, please contact your property manager on either 0400 443 998 or 0498 720 003 and leave a voice message or SMS advising of the current concern, ensuring you advise the property address and your name.

Please note, while we will attempt to resolve any urgent or after hours emergency repairs as soon as possible, legislation allows up to 24 hours for the owner to arrange repairs from the time the problem is reported to us.

- For more information about Urgent Repairs, please refer to the Consumer Protection website here.

- For troubleshooting advice for non urgent maintenance, click here.

 

 

Should you not be able to get in touch with your property manager after hours, then please contact the necessary contractor to arrange their recommended repair. If this is completed correctly and the contractor attends, our office will receive the invoice for the works which includes a complete breakdown of details relating to the emergency.

Please ensure you inform the property manager by email on the next business day with the outcome.

If you arrange for a non-recognised contractor then you may be required to pay this invoice at the time of completion. If this is the case, please present this invoice to your property manager to ensure the owner will reimburse you for any reasonable expense incurred relating to the repairs.

 

What is an Urgent Repair

In Western Australia the following faults and occurrences are considered urgent;

Essential services (repairs must be arranged by the owner within 24 hours).

Essential services are listed in the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1989 and include repairs to:

  • a burst water service,
  • gas leaks,
  • broken hot water system,
  • sewerage leaks or
  • dangerous electrical faults.

Other urgent repairs (repairs must be arranged by the owner within 48 hours)

Other urgent repairs are not an essential service, but if not fixed might cause damage to the premises, injure a person or cause undue hardship or inconvenience to the tenant/s.

 

What To Do

Sustained loss of Hot Water

If the Hot Water Service (HWS) at the property is gas, you should contact a plumber (from the list below) however if the HWS is electric, you should contact an electrician (from the list below).

*For electric HWS systems, please ensure you check your electrical meter box to ensure that the RCD switches have not been tripped before calling for an urgent repair. Sometimes RCDs trip for unknown reasons and simply putting them back into place is the solution. If the RCDs continue to trip, please unplug all appliances in your home to ensure that none of them are causing the problem (a faulty appliance will mean that any subsequent electrical issues and associated call out costs are the tenant's liability).

If you are in a strata complex, there is a chance your HWS is communal and therefore you should attempt to contact your strata manager or strata emergency tradesman first.

Gas Leak

Immediately turn off the gas at the main supply and contact a plumber from the list below. You should not remain inside the property if you believe there is an active gas leak.

No Electricity / Dangerous electrical fault

First, please check that there are no power outages affecting your area. Check the Western Power website here.

Please ensure you check your electrical meter box to ensure that the RCD switches or fuses have not been tripped before calling for an urgent repair. Sometimes RCDs trip for unknown reasons and simply putting them back into place is a solution. If the RCDs continue to trip please unplug all appliances in your home to ensure that none of them are causing the problem (a faulty appliance will mean that any subsequent electrical issues and associated call out costs are the tenant's liability).

If you identify an electrical problem which may cause injury, such as: Crackling from a power point, a loose live wire etc, turn off the electricity at the meter box and contact an electrician from the list below.

Flooding / Burst Pipe

Turn off the water at the mains supply and contact a plumber from the list below.

For urgent faults including no water or anything causing harm or damage, call Water Corporation on 13 13 75 for an immediate response or report a fault here.

Break In / Broken Window / Glass Door

Contact the police and report a break in or vandalism. The police will give you a Police Report Number – you must report this to the office the next working day. Without obtaining the Police Report Number, the cost of replacing the glass will be invoiced to the tenant.

You may instruct the glazier to forward the account directly to our office, marked for the attention of your Property Manager. If the glass breakage is the result of your actions, or the actions of a family member or guest, you may call the glazier to repair the broken glass, however you will be liable for payment.

Severe Damage to Property or Injury to a Person

  • If injury to a person call an Ambulance on 000
  • If there is a fire call the Fire Brigade on 000

When to call the SES (State Emergency Service) 132 500;

The SES can provide a wide range of services to help cope with the effects of natural disasters. They can provide emergency repairs to protect persons or property from danger or potential danger associated with the emergency. If there is structural damage to the house, flooding or electrical problems do stay not at the property. Your Property Manager will contact the building insurer the next working day, who may send an assessor.

If You Are Locked Out

If you lose your keys or lock yourself out you will need to contact a locksmith directly and you will be responsible for paying the account. Please do not contact your Property Manager outside of business hours if you have locked yourself out of your property as they will not be able to assist.

During normal business hours, if we are able to assist, we will try, but you should not rely on the agency's keys as a back up of your own.

If you are not able to access your property due to damage to the property (caused by a break in or a severe weather event) or because another urgent repair item is obstructing entry, please contact our approved locksmith below.

 

What is Not an Urgent Repair

Please contact your Property Manager on the next business day to report items such as those listed below.

  • Blocked Toilets (when another toilet is functional in the property)
  • Blocked Pipes; Shower, Kitchen Sink
  • Stove top/Oven not working
  • Hot water temperature not stable (only "NO hot water" is an urgent repair)
  • Trouble with Reticulation
  • Leaking Taps
  • Pest Control
  • Air conditioning/heating not working
  • General Repairs and Maintenance

For troubleshooting advice for non urgent maintenance, please click here.

 

Our Recommended Contractors

Electrician – Penguin Electrical: 0413 335 060

Plumbing – Angwin Plumbing: 0400 165 265

Plumbing – On Tap Plumbing: 1800 88 22 49

Locksmith – Amco Locksmiths: 08 9444 2089

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DIRECTLY ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A CONTRACTOR AND THAT REPAIR / CALL OUT IS NOT FOUND TO BE AN 'URGENT' OR 'EMERGENCY' REPAIR UNDER THE TERMS OF YOUR LEASE AND ‘THE ACT’ (and the information above) YOU WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR / CALLOUT.

A call out for 'advice' will never be considered a reimbursable expense.

 

During business hours or for general information, please contact your Property Manager

Office: 08 9368 7200

Mobile: 0400 443 998

Email: southperth@bellcourtpg.com.au