Smoke detectors and fire alarm systems installed pursuant to this chapter shall be tested and maintained as required in the manufacturer's instructions, by applicable codes and in this chapter, as follows:
(a) The maintenance of smoke detectors shall include the replacement of batteries in battery-operated smoke detectors.
(b) The owner of any residential building noted in Section 1394.06 shall be responsible for the proper testing and maintenance of all portions of the alarm system which are connected to an annunciator panel.
(c) The owner of all residential buildings of five or fewer stories shall be responsible for the proper testing and maintenance of all smoke detectors located in common areas which are shared by two or more dwelling units.
(d) The owner or his or her agent shall inform tenants as to the operation, testing and maintenance of the detector, the type of battery required and the proper method of replacing the battery.
(e) The owner or his or her agent shall inspect the smoke detectors in all vacant dwelling units and such smoke detectors shall be fully operational prior to occupancy of that dwelling unit. Occupancy shall be deemed to begin when the owner or his or her agent presents the key to the prospective tenant.
(f) The owner or his or her agent shall inform his or her tenants of the penalties imposed by this chapter.
(g) The occupant of a dwelling unit or of a sleeping room in a rooming or boarding house shall be responsible for the proper testing and proper maintenance of the smoke detector located within his or her dwelling unit or sleeping room.
(h) The occupant of any dwelling unit or of a sleeping room in a rooming or boarding house or dormitory shall be responsible for reporting to the owner or his or her agent the malfunction of any smoke detector within his or her unit which cannot be remedied by battery replacement. Such notification shall be in writing. The owner or his or her agent shall remedy the malfunction, either by repair or replacement of the defective unit, within seventy-two hours of receipt of such notification.
(Ord. 84-116. Passed 5-21-84.)