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Failure Event

Initial Standard

Full Standard

Leaseholder Standard

Rectification Period

Temporary Rectification

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Windows & External Doors

13

All windows shall be fit for purpose and keep the window opening wind and weathertight.

Windows are not:

•  structurally secure

•  wind and weather tight

•  free from water penetration.

Y

Y

N

1

Permissible up to 20 days

Yes

14

Designed opening window casements do not open, close or remain open correctly.

Y

Y

N

14

None

Yes

15

Windows at ground floor levels  and those accessible from upper floor deck access balconies/flat roofs shall be provided with locking devices and other means to prevent forced entry

•  Non-installed, missing or inoperable locking devices

•  Other missing, faulty or inoperable devices intended to prevent forced entry

Y

Y

N

3

None

Yes

16

Windows at first floor level and above shall be fitted with a means of restricting opening to prevent accidental falls

No means provided to restrict opening to upper floor windows

N

Y

N

3

None

Yes

17

Windows should be designed to enable safe cleaning by residents (note: that this may permit the overriding of devices intended to restrict opening provided that such an action is an intended function of the window/restrictor and the system provides a "childproof" means of doing such)

Windows do not permit occupants to safely clean both inside and out from within the Dwelling.

N

Y

N

14

None

Yes

18

External doors shall be maintained in a serviceable condition allowing safe access to the Dwelling

External doors do not open/close correctly or are not in a condition which allows safe access to the Dwelling.

Y

Y

N

1

Permissible up to 14 days

No

19

All external doors shall be fit for purpose, wind and weathertight.

External doors are not:

•  structurally secure

•  wind and weather tight

•  free from water penetration.

Y

Y

N

1

Permissible up to 20 days

Yes

20

External doors shall have adequate locking devices and other means of deterring unauthorized or forced access to the Dwelling

•  Doors are not provided with adequate locks, hinges or hinge bolts or other means of deterring unauthorized entry to the Dwelling.

•  Installed devices do not operate correctly.

Y

Y

N

1

Permissible up to 14 days

No

21

Doors or the adjacent structure shall have the means of allowing letters to be delivered to the Dwelling

No means of delivering letters to the Dwelling

N

Y

N

3

None

Yes