Management regulations are a set of conditions which
apply exclusively to any Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
property within England.
They apply to all HMO properties which share facilities in
the private rented sector even if they do not meet HMO licensing
requirements.
These
Management
of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations
2006 mean any property with facilities shared by more
than two households with people not in the same family must
comply with these regulations.
The regulations require HMO managers to do the following:
- Provide occupiers with contact information
- Maintain all fire safety measures
- Protect occupiers from injury
- Maintain water and drainage
- Maintain gas and electricity supplies
- Maintain common parts, fixtures and fittings, appliances where
provided
- Ensure properties are clean and fit at the time of letting and
maintained
- Provide waste disposal facilities
Tenants are required to co-operate in the management of the
property, avoid nuisance and annoyance to neighbours and other
occupiers and comply with reasonable instructions regarding means
of escape and other fire precautions.
There is also an additional set of HMO management regulations
for self-contained flats under
The
Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation)
Regulations 1990.
These regulations require HMO managers of these properties
to ensure the repair, maintenance and cleaning of the
following:
- All means of water supply and drainage
- Gas and electricity supplies
- Common parts of a HMO
- Installations in common use
- Living accommodation
- Windows and ventilation
- Means of escape from fire
- Outbuildings and yards in common use
The HMO is also required under the regulation to do the
following:
- Make satisfactory arrangements for refuse and litter
disposal
- Take reasonable precautions for general safety of
residents
- Display notices indicating their name, address and telephone
number
- Inform us about occupancy of the HMO
Tenants are specifically required to allow access to the manager
at all reasonable times to carry out these responsibilities and to
comply with arrangements to comply with health and safety
issues.
For further information please contact our
Private Rented Housing Team.
