Damp & mould compliance software in Australia.
In participating Australian jurisdictions, community housing providers under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing maintain property and asset data as part of their regulatory evidence. Damp and mould duties also depend on state or territory housing and tenancy rules.
The applicable regime
National Regulatory System for Community Housing asset-management evidence, together with the applicable state or territory requirements.
Three local evidence priorities
1.Resolve asset and maintenance responsibility
Identify the property, program, ownership or management arrangement and who holds responsive, cyclical or structural maintenance responsibility. This prevents a defect record being detached from the provider's asset data.
2.Capture climate and building context
Record the affected room and elevation, current weather, ventilation or cooling context, visible water paths and inspection limits. Australia's climates and building types make a single generic damp assumption unreliable.
3.Feed evidence into asset management
Link site observations to work orders, repeat failures and planned-maintenance decisions. A portfolio timeline can support regulator and board review while local professionals determine the applicable property standard.
Does the defect connect to the provider's asset responsibility?
For Australian community housing, the inspection becomes more useful when it identifies the participating jurisdiction, programme and maintenance liability, then links recurring moisture evidence to responsive work and longer-term asset planning.
What HousingSurvey Pro provides
Portfolio-wide condition evidence for community housing providers and their maintenance contractors.
- Contemporaneous — captured on site, at the time, geo-stamped to the property.
- Tamper-evident — hash-chained per property so any later change is detectable.
- Portable — flows into your existing housing systems by API, webhook or EDI.
Frequently asked questions
What compliance regime applies to damp and mould in Australia?
National Regulatory System for Community Housing asset-management evidence, together with the applicable state or territory requirements. NRSCH coverage and property-condition requirements vary by participating jurisdiction and provider. Its property-data guidance does not create one national damp deadline. Confirm the relevant registrar, tenancy law, funded-program conditions and adopted property standard.
Does HousingSurvey Pro work for providers in Australia?
HousingSurvey Pro can capture geo-stamped, tamper-evident damp and mould evidence and integrate with existing housing systems by API, webhook or EDI. Portfolio-wide condition evidence for community housing providers and their maintenance contractors. Your organisation remains responsible for configuring and verifying the local legal workflow.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Compliance regimes and standards differ by jurisdiction and change over time — always confirm the current requirements that apply to your organisation.