Private Landlord Services
Important information you need to know as a private landlord
Find your smoke alarm solution
How do I make sure that my property's smoke alarms stay compliant?
With a Coast Smoke Alarms Landlord Annual Subscription, you get ongoing protection, expert support, and complete peace of mind.
How do I know if I need to upgrade the smoke alarms in my property?
Protect your property, meet legal requirements, and provide peace of mind for both you and your tenants with our smoke alarm upgrade options and resources.
Ready to Upgrade
Your Smoke Alarms?
If you already know your property doesn’t meet the QLD smoke alarm requirements, we can help. We’ll supply and install compliant, interconnected alarms — with expert advice, upfront pricing, and full compliance reporting.
Unsure which option
is right for you?
Request a callback today, and one of our team members will assist you in ensuring your property is fully compliant.
Find your smoke alarm solution
How do I make sure that my property's smoke alarms stay compliant?
With a Coast Smoke Alarms Landlord Annual Subscription, you get ongoing protection, expert support, and complete peace of mind.
Ready to Upgrade you smoke alarms?
If you already know your property doesn’t meet the QLD smoke alarm requirements, we can help. We’ll supply and install compliant, interconnected alarms — with expert advice, upfront pricing, and full compliance reporting.
How do I know if the smoke alarms in my property are interconnected?
Interconnected alarms and alarms in bedrooms ensure everyone is alerted to a fire, click learn more for information about inerconnected alarms.
Unsure which option is right for you?
Request a callback today, and one of our team members will assist you in upgrading your smoke alarms and ensuring your property is fully compliant.
Focus on your investment. We’ll handle compliance.
As a landlord, you’re legally required to ensure smoke alarms are compliant and tested within 30 days of every new lease or renewal in Queensland.
Our Annual Subscription takes care of it all – no stress, no risk.
Landlord Annual Subscription
$149
Incl GST
Annual Price
- Unlimited inspections for all lease events
- Unlimited support for false alarms, with visits where needed
- Entry notices emailed to tenant
Smoke Alarm Upgrade Options
Every residential rental property in QLD MUST have upgraded smoke alarms
$134
per alarm
inc. GST and installation
- Low risk of false alarms
- All-in-One Smoke Alarm for every installation scenario
- Operates as 10 year Battery Wireless or 240v hardwired
- Quick and easy to install
- 10 year warranty Lifespan
- Includes controller to help locate triggering alarms
- Withstand up to 95% humidity
- Temp range: 0°c to 40°c
- 1 month free after-care service
$155
per alarm
inc. GST and installation
- Best value for money
- Copes well with QLD harsh environment
- Low risk of false alarms
- Australia's smallest alarm
- Danish design
- Highest build quality and components - individually made by hand
- 10 year warranty Lifespan
- Withstand up to 95% humidity
- Temp range: -10°c to 70°c
- 3 month free after-care service
- Easy to locate triggering alarm
- Easy to deactivate sounding alarms
Complete your fire safety
Add a heat alarm for full protection
The rise in charging electric bikes, scooters and other lithium-ion devices has brought an increased risk of property fire.
Unfortunately garages, workshops and laundries are not suitable locations for smoke alarms but there’s a solution.
- Heat alarms are designed to detect rapid rises in temperature or when ambient temperatures exceed 58°C.
- Interconnected with your home’s smoke alarms, all alarms will sound if a fire is detected ensuring everyone is quickly alerted no matter where the fire starts.
Upgrade your family’s safety by adding a heat alarm for full coverage and peace of mind. Protect your home and your family from unexpected fire hazards.
The following brands offer heat alarms that interconnect with their smoke alarm systems and can be added to your upgrade or installation to provide full property coverage.
$134
per alarm
inc. GST and installation
- 10 year warranty
- 10 year non-removable lithium battery
- Interconnects with Emerald Smoke Alarms
$155
per alarm
inc. GST and installation
- 10 year warranty
- 10 year non-removable lithium battery
- Interconnects with Cavius Smoke Alarms
Saving lives, one beep at a time
Stay cool, I’m on fire watch.
Test me monthly – it’s a sound idea!
I beep to protect, not to annoy!
Your first line of defense—loud and clear!
Don’t disable me – I’m your lifeline.
A beeping battery? Time to swap it!
Silence doesn’t mean I’m off duty!
Install me on every level for full coverage.
I sound off to give you time – use it wisely!
A little maintenance now can save you later.
Don’t wait for smoke to check if I work.
Your first line of defense—loud and clear!
Alarmingly good at my job.
Fighting fires with beeps.
Your loudest protector!
What are interconnected alarms?
Since 1 January 2022, smoke alarm compliance laws for landlords have been in effect — ensuring the highest level of safety for both tenants and property assets.
Now, smoke alarms must:
- Be photoelectric and less than 10 years old.
- Meet the new Australian Standards (AS 3786:2014)
- Be hard-wired or wireless alarms powered by a non-removable 10-year lithium battery or a combination of both.
- Be interconnected with every other smoke alarm in the property so all activate at the same time.
and
- Be installed on each storey.
- Be installed in each bedroom.
and
- In hallways which connect bedrooms and the rest of the property
or
- If there is no hallways, alarms must be between the bedrooms and other parts of the storey.
Landlord Resources & Downloads
Ask Smokey - FAQs
Upgrading the smoke alarms in your rental property is essential for both tenant safety and compliance with Queensland’s strict regulations. Interconnected alarms and bedroom installations provide an early warning in the event of a fire, even if tenants are asleep with doors closed, allowing them more time to escape safely. Ensuring your property meets these requirements not only protects your investment but also provides peace of mind for both you and your tenants.
An upgraded property meets the latest standards set by the Fire and Emergency Services (Domestic Smoke Alarms) Amendment Bill 2016. By 2027, all dwellings must have photoelectric smoke alarms (AS 3786-2014) that are interconnected, ensuring that when one alarm is triggered, all alarms activate. These alarms must be less than ten years old and installed in every bedroom, as well as in hallways outside bedrooms. If no hallway exists, alarms must be placed in the most likely path of escape.
Inter-connecting smoke alarms are able to communicate with each other whether they are hard-wired, wireless or a mixture of both. If there is a fire this means that all the alarms will sound simultaneously ensuring everyone in the house is alerted.
While the cheapest model on offer may be tempting, it is not always the best value. Quality smoke alarms may require more of an initial investment, but their higher quality components cope better with the harsh, humid Queensland environment.
At Coast Smoke Alarms, our preferred model of smoke alarm is Cavius. All Cavius smoke alarms are individually built by hand and contain the highest quality components. Backed by a 10-year warranty, the complete lifespan of the smoke alarm, these Danish-designed alarms are the best value for money alarms that we stock.
Yes, smoke alarms must be upgraded before selling a property. As of January 1, 2022, all homes or units being sold must have hardwired, photoelectric, and interconnected smoke alarms. It is the seller's responsibility to ensure the property is compliant before settlement.
The smoke alarms must be photoelectric (AS3786-2014) and must not contain an ionisation sensor. If the existing alarms are hardwired, they must be replaced with hardwired alarms. Otherwise, the new alarms can be either hardwired or powered by a non-removable 10-year battery, or a combination of both. Additionally, all smoke alarms must be interconnected so that they activate simultaneously.
Smoke alarms must be installed on every storey, in each bedroom, in hallways that connect bedrooms to the rest of the dwelling, and if there is no hallway, between the bedroom and other areas. If there are no bedrooms on a storey, at least one smoke alarm must be placed along the most likely exit path.
Some property managers may request a ‘Certificate of Compliance’ from third-party companies servicing your smoke alarms. This is not a legal requirement determined by Queensland Government, but rather a way of ensuring that their records are all in order and that they can be satisfied the property they are managing is best prepared in case of a fire. This process is highly unique to each company and property agency and is normally dealt with directly by the two parties, but you may encounter it from time to time. Having a third party like Coast Smoke Alarms look after your smoke alarm compliance gives landlords and tenants peace of mind that the smoke alarms are working. These checks are carried out before every new lease or tenancy, or at least once a year.
If you're selling or renting a property in Queensland, it must comply with the latest smoke alarm legislation. This requires photoelectric, interconnected alarms that are less than 10 years old and meet Australian Standard 3786:2014. They must be hardwired or powered by a non-removable 10-year lithium battery and installed in each bedroom, hallways connecting bedrooms, and every storey.
Important: Existing hard-wired 240v alarms cannot be replaced with wireless alarms. However, if installing in an area without an alarm or with a 9v alarm, you may use either a hardwired or 10-year lithium wireless alarm.
