(A) The owner of a dwelling shall be responsible for supplying and installing an operable condition, the required detectors and for providing the manufacturer’s maintenance and testing instructions to the tenant.
(B) The owner of a dwelling shall be responsible for maintenance, inspection and testing of detectors, which are located in common areas and/or detectors in rooming units where the tenant usually has periods of occupancy less than 30 continuous days, (such as hotels, motels, tourist homes and boarding houses, identified as use group R-1 in the International Building Code with Kentucky amendments). This maintenance, inspection and testing shall be performed in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, and in accordance with provisions of the most current edition of NFPA (101) Life Safety Code, and/or NFPA (1), Uniform Fire Code.
(C) The tenant (in other than R-1 use group) shall be responsible for maintaining and testing the detectors, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, which are within his or her exclusive control during the life of the tenancy.
(D) (1) At every change of tenancy, in all dwellings, it shall be the duty of the owner to test and ascertain that those detectors contained in the unit are in operable condition and, if not, the owner shall be responsible for placing them in operable condition.
(2) An affidavit shall be prepared and signed by both tenant and owner attesting that working smoke detectors are in place.
(3) A copy shall be retained by the owner of the property for the length of time that the specific lease agreement is in effect and shall be made available for review on request of Fire or Building Code officials.
(E) At every change of dwelling ownership, it shall be the duty of the seller to test and ascertain that those detectors contained in the unit are in code compliant locations and in operable condition. A signed affidavit of the property owner shall be given to purchaser, seller and real estate closer before property transfer.
(Prior Code, § 100.01) (Ord. 25-2009, passed 12-7-2009)