In the event of the sale of any structure heretofore erected
for three families or fewer, the owner thereof shall be required,
prior to the closing of title therefor, to install household fire
warning devices and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors as per the Uniform
Fire Code, Section 5:70-1.19.
The fire warning device hereinabove provided for shall be sensitive
to the visible or invisible products of combustion. Devices that are
only heat sensitive or that detect only flames or infrared rays are
not authorized. Smoke detectors as referred to in this article shall
comply with the following standards: Underwriters' Laboratories Standard
No. 168 for photoelectric detectors and No. 167 for ionization-type
detectors. All devices and equipment for household fire warning systems
shall be approved or listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory,
i.e., Underwriters' Laboratories or FM.
All occupied mobile homes shall have a minimum of one approved
smoke detector and one carbon dioxide detector installed and maintained
in operating condition adjacent to each sleeping area as per the Uniform
Fire Code, Section 5:70-1.19.
The installation, testing and maintenance of smoke detectors
shall comply with the applicable sections of the latest edition of
the National Fire Prevention Association's Standard No. 74, Standard
for Household Warning Equipment. It shall be the obligation of the
owner of such smoke detectors to maintain the same in operable condition
at all times.
The enforcement of the provisions of this article is hereby
delegated to the Construction Code Officer or his designee.
Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.