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Note: All decisions to remove a tree will be made · Pruning shrubs & limbs from
trees (up to 2.5m)
by the TFM’s qualified tree surgeon. The TFM will
arrange all necessary approvals and permits for On vacating, tenants are
any tree removal.
required to leave the grounds
in a neat condition, including
removal of all rubbish and lawn
mowing. Tenants are also
required to remove any below
standard or unapproved
additions (eg retaining walls,
paving, etc) and restore the
area to original condition.
Tenants in units with individual
yards or courtyards are
responsible for the general
grounds maintenance.
After allocation the tenant is
responsible for all general
pruning for such problems as
low limbs (up to 2.5 metres),
branches or shrubs against
walls or windows, pruning and
maintenance of fruit trees and
the removal of dead trees and
shrubs below 2.5m.
Clothes Lines
All mechanical components allow the tenant to raise, lower, extend, retract the
clothes line with minimum effort.There are no signs of excessive wear that
interfere with usage.The whole of the clothes line structure is firmly secured, the
components and connections are firm and lines are taut and free from rust,
corrosion and roughness of surface that could damage hanging clothes.Vegetation
is clear of the clothes line so as to prevent entanglement by spinning clothes.
HOUSING ACT Responsibility
HOUSING ACT provides all houses with a
clothesline in a serviceable and working
condition.
HOUSING ACT supplies general maintenance to
clotheslines based on normal fair wear and tear.
Tenant Responsibility
Clothesline to be kept in good
order, including regular oiling
of winding mechanism. Bent
arms/ stays and broken wire is
considered a tenant
responsibility.
HOUSING ACT will replace an existing clothesline Maintenance due to non-fair
when it is considered to be no longer serviceable. wear and tear is a tenant
responsibility. Tenants cannot
To move or provide a larger clothesline, a written move existing or install new
request must be made by the tenant.
clotheslines without the written
approval of HOUSING ACT.
Requests can be made for the following reasons:
· Access due to medical reasons (tenant must
Where tenants require a
contact an Occupational Therapist for
footpath to the clothesline due
assessment and recommendation)
to a disability, this must be
· Excessive shade caused by aspect or trees –
referred to the HOUSING ACT
Housing ACT Property Standards:
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