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What are Penwith Housing Association's responsibilities?
The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 were introduced to protect tenant safety by placing certain duties on landlords to ensure that gas appliances, fittings and flues are safe to use. Under the terms of this legislation, Penwith Housing Association is responsible for safeguarding all gas appliances, gas piping and flues in each of its rental properties.
Every 12 months, the Association must arrange and pay for safety checks to be carried out by a GAS SAFE registered gas engineer and provide the tenant with a copy of the safety check report within 28 days of its issue. The Association keeps its own copy of these inspection reports for two years.
