# Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 2: Existing HMO fire risk assessments for relevant HMOs

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) This paragraph applies where—
(a) a person is the landlord of a relevant HMO,
(b) immediately before section 81 came into force, the person was the responsible person for the purposes of the Fire Safety Order in relation to premises that consist of or include the relevant HMO, and
(c) during the 6 months ending with the day on which that section came into force, the person had made or reviewed a risk assessment under article 9 of the Fire Safety Order in relation to the premises (“the existing risk assessment”).
(2) The existing risk assessment is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as an HMO fire risk assessment made under section 81 in relation to the relevant HMO (and as being the current HMO fire risk assessment for the relevant HMO).
(3) Section 83(1) does not apply, but the landlord must ensure that an HMO fire risk assessment is made under section 81 no later than 12 months after the day on which the existing risk assessment was made or reviewed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/5/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-wales-act-2026/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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