Orange County, NY Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Article III, Section 5 sets minimum thermal standards for dwelling units, and subdivision 2 addresses space and water heaters directly. The baseline rule bans unvented flame space heaters and any space heater lacking a back-draft diverter and automatic controls; portable electric heaters approved under local or state electrical and fire codes are acceptable instead. " The same subdivision puts maintenance of the detector's power source squarely on the property owner, and bars removing or disabling a required carbon monoxide alarm except for replacement, service or repair.

Section 5 separately bars any fuel-burning device, vented or not, from a water closet compartment, toilet room, bathroom or sleeping room. Enforcement runs through the same Article III, Section 6 inspection and written-notice process as the rest of the Housing Hygiene article, so a missing detector next to an unvented heater becomes a chargeable violation once the county documents it and the owner misses the correction deadline.