(A) All rental units, including hotels, motels and any other buildings of mixed occupancy having any residential units, shall be equipped with approved smoke alarms.
(B) Every owner, owner’s representative or manager of any rental unit shall install in every dwelling unit or rooming unit not less than one approved smoke alarm within 15 feet of all rooms used for sleeping purposes. The installation of the smoke alarms shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s written instructions for that location.
(C) Every owner, owner’s representative or manager of any rental unit shall install in every dwelling unit or rooming unit not less than one approved smoke alarm on the uppermost ceiling of all interior stairwells. The installation of the smoke detector shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s written instructions for that location.
(D) All approved smoke alarms required by this section shall be either ionization or photoelectric types and either battery powered or receiving their primary power from the building’s wiring when such building is served from a commercial source, and when primary power is interrupted, receiving their power from a battery. Smoke alarms shall be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 217 and installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s written instructions.
(E) At every change of tenants in a rental unit, it shall be the responsibility of the owner, owner’s representative or manager to test and ascertain that the approved smoke detectors are in operable condition. It is the tenants’ responsibility to replace batteries as needed while they occupy the rental unit and to report to the owner, owner’s representative or manager any repairs needed to any smoke detector.
(Ord. 2020-11, passed 12-7-2020) Penalty, see § 152.99