(A) The owner of each short-term rental unit shall be responsible for the installation of smoke detectors/alarms in each rental unit. All smoke detectors/alarms shall be UL (Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.) approved, and shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan Residential Code and the household fire warning equipment provisions of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards § 72.
(B) Smoke detectors/alarms shall be installed in the following locations:
(1) In each sleeping room;
(2) Outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms; and
(3) On each additional story of the rental unit, including basements and cellars, but not including crawl spaces and uninhabitable attics. In rental units with split levels and without an intervening door between the adjacent levels, a smoke detector/alarm installed on the upper level shall suffice for the adjacent lower level, provided that the lower level is less than one full story below the upper level.
(C) The owner of each short-term rental unit shall be responsible for the installation of a carbon monoxide detector in each rental unit. All carbon monoxide detectors shall be of the type described in M.C.L.A. § 125.1504d.
(D) The owner of each short-term rental unit shall be responsible for the installation of a fire extinguisher in the kitchen of each unit and near each outdoor cooking device.
(E) No person shall tamper or interfere with the effectiveness of a smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector or fire extinguisher required by this section.
(Ord. 210, passed 6-14-2017) Penalty, see § 115.99