Cleveland, OH Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

021 makes it the responsibility of the owner of each new and existing rental dwelling unit that contains fuel-fired appliances to install a carbon monoxide alarm in that unit. Placement is specific: the alarm must go outside each separate sleeping area, in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms; where sleeping areas are not fully enclosed or separated from other living space, the alarm must instead be installed nearest the designated sleeping area per the manufacturer's specifications, and it must be clearly audible in all bedrooms within the sleeping area when intervening doors are closed.

Every alarm must comply with applicable federal and state regulations and with Underwriters Laboratories standard 2034, installed per the manufacturer's instructions. 021(d) adds an accommodation duty: if a dwelling is occupied by a deaf or hearing-impaired person and the owner receives a written request, the owner must install an alarm that gives a visual or vibratile signal. 021(e) instead routes the requirement through the Building Code. 04, which gives the owner seventy-two hours to repair or replace a failed alarm after written notice and requires fresh batteries at least annually and at the start of each new lease. 06, including inspection of any dwelling unit at reasonable times.