909.04 MAINTENANCE.

   (a)   The owners of apartments and multifamily dwellings shall be responsible for the installation and replacement of smoke detectors installed pursuant to this Chapter, and for the battery replacement of smoke detectors in common areas. For common areas, the owner of one- and two-family dwellings and multifamily dwellings shall provide new batteries for battery-operated smoke detectors and any detector that operates with a battery backup at least annually and at the beginning of any new lease.

   (b)   If the occupant is not the owner, the occupant of a one- or two-family dwelling or multifamily dwelling shall notify the owner, in writing, that a smoke detector is in need of replacement or repair. The owner shall repair or replace the smoke detector within seventy-two (72) hours of receipt of the occupant's written notice. Once installed or replaced, the lessee of each dwelling unit shall be responsible for the battery replacement of smoke detectors within his or her unit.

   (c)   It shall be the responsibility of the occupant to ensure that the batteries installed are not removed and to replace batteries at least annually in all detectors within his or her dwelling unit. (Ord. 10-11. Enacted 2-22-10.)