Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses
Summary
The home environment is crucial for health and wellbeing. People inhale 11,000 litres of air per day on average, mostly inside homes. Even small amounts of air pollution in the home environment can have a significant impact on health. Moreover, the people who are most vulnerable to air pollution (children, older adults and people with disabilities) spend a greater proportion of time indoors where they are exposed to a number of hazards relating to heating and cooking appliances, sealing and ventilation. As such, enhancing minimum rental standards presents a major opportunity to improve air quality in rental properties and consequently the health of renters.
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Indoor air quality standards, Minimum rental standards, Residential gas, Wood heaters
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Suggested Citation
Dodd B, Jalaludin B. Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses. Submission from the Centre for Safe Air: 2024
Published
2024
