Asset

Availability Standard

Failure Event

Initial Standard

Full Standard

Leaseholder Standard

Rectification Period

Temporary Rectification

Unavailable but Used applicable

External areas to Dwellings

75

Every Dwelling or Dwelling Block to have an individual boundary treatment, encompassing front and rear gardens, providing defined boundary separation and definition of defensible space.

Each boundary treatment to provide appropriate privacy for tenants and be constructed of robust materials which are resistant to vandalism, attractive and in keeping with neighbourhood, and to rear boundaries they will provide a barrier to easy access for adults, children and dogs.89

•  Failure to provide an appropriate form of boundary treatment to meet specified requirements

•  Missing/damaged boundary treatments

N

Y

N

7

Permissible up to 14 days

Yes

76

Loss of privacy for Tenants resulting from failure to provide or defect to the boundary treatment.

N

Y

N

3

Permissible up to 18 days

Yes

77

Where accessible to public areas rear gardens will be provided with a gate which is capable of being fastened and locked

Failure to provide a gate with an operable fastening and locking system

N

Y

N

7

Permissible up to 14 days

Yes

78

Paths will be even, free from trip hazards and excessive ponding

•  Presence of trip hazards of over 10mm to paths within curtilage.

•  Evidence of excessive ponding

Y

Y

Y

3

Permissible up to 20 days

Yes

79

Each boundary treatment will provide for vehicular access to Tenants and visitors where in-curtilage parking exists.

Non provision of vehicular access within boundary treatments where such vehicular access currently exists

N

Y

Y

7

Permissible up to 14 days

Yes

80

All external painted surfaces to be kept in good condition

Paint to external surfaces is missing and/or defective

N

Y

Y

14

None

Yes

81

Bin Stores shall be maintained in a safe and functional condition

Bin stores unsafe or unfunctional

Y

N

Y

14

None

Yes

82

Driveways to Garages must be safe, level and non-pitted, free from trip hazards and excessive ponding and accessible to Tenants with disabilities

•  Driveways not safe, level, accessible to Tenants with disabilities

•  Presence of trip hazards of over 10mm to paths within curtilage.

•  Evidence of excessive ponding

Y

Y

Y

7

Permissible up to 14 days

Yes