Property and asset management

The South Australian Housing Trust allocates properties to community housing providers in different ways. All these properties are called community housing assets.

Community housing provider responsibilities

Providers will:

• maintain the property and carry out repairs
• modify the home for people with disability
• conduct regular property inspections
• develop the annual maintenance plan for each property
• submit and put into action the annual summary maintenance plan or an asset management plan
• manage vacant properties
• return a property to the South Australian Housing Trust
• work with the South Australian Housing Trust to transfer a property to another community housing provider or sell to tenants
• hire contractors and tradespeople
• be aware of occupational health, safety and welfare and fire safety.

What they are not responsible for

Items that providers aren't responsible for include:

• indoors:
  • air conditioners, fans and heaters
  • washing machines
  • dishwashers
  • curtains, blinds
  • floor coverings
  • light fittings
  • fridges and freezers
  • waste disposal units.
• outdoors:
  • shades and blinds
  • antennas
  • rainwater tanks, unless it's the only source of water for the premises
  • spa bath and swimming pool pumps, including their plant or equipment
  • water pumps, unless it's the only water supply to the premises
  • garden sheds.

Community housing providers can charge a small additional levy to cover the cost of these items. 
Addendum 1 - Community housing rent procedure for General Tenancies (section 9) (PDF, 666 KB)

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