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

02(d) of the Parma Codified Ordinances requires every rental property owner or their designated agent to inspect the premises annually, within 90 days before registration renewal, and submit a sworn statement of annual inspection to the Building Commissioner. The very first owner assertion the statement must verify is that smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are present and operational, pursuant to Chapter 1302 and Chapter 1501 of the Codified Ordinances, before the city will renew the rental registration certificate. The statement also covers the absence of visible electrical hazards, functioning hot and cold water, an operating heating system, and stairway railings, but the detector requirement is listed first and is tied directly to the two cross-referenced code chapters governing building and fire safety equipment.

Because the detector statement is an owner assertion made under the registration process, a landlord who certifies working detectors when none are installed, or that are not operational, has misrepresented a material fact in the registration submission. 025(a)(1) and (a)(6), misrepresentation of a material fact by the applicant in obtaining or renewing a certificate of registration, or to any City official as to the condition of the rental property, is an independent ground for the Building Commissioner to suspend or revoke the certificate of rental registration, separate from any criminal penalty for filing a false statement.