It is important that you meet your legal obligations when selling your property, but did you know you also have a legal obligation when you lease out a property with a pool on it, whether it be a private pool on your land, or a shared pool.
The same Pool Safety Certificate that is to be given to a buyer is also to be given to a tenant before they enter into an agreement to lease your property.
Where the pool is a private pool for the exclusive use of the tenant then you as the landlord are required to provide a copy of the Pool Safety Certificate to the tenant prior to them entering into the lease.
Alternatively where the pool is a shared pool on common property it is a requirement that a copy of the Pool Safety Certificate be prominently displayed either near the main entrance to the premises or at each gate or door giving access to the shared pool.
While this is the responsibility of the Body Corporate to keep a current certificate displayed, it remains the responsibility of the Landlord to ensure this is in place prior to leasing the property, so you should contact your Body Corporate if such a certificate is not in place.
Failure to comply with this Pool Safety Certificate requirement prior to a tenant entering into a lease is an offence for which penalties can be levied against you as the Landlord.
A Pool Safety Certificate for a private non-shared pool is valid for two years, while a Pool Safety Certificate for a shared pool is valid for one year.