Royal Oak, MI Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

Section 104.8, Rental Property Registration, added at § 556-4.A of the Royal Oak City Code, defines a 'carbon monoxide detector' as a device that detects carbon monoxide and alerts occupants with a distinct, audible signal, whether self-contained or activated through a system connection. Under § 556-4.A(3)(g), every application to register a rental property in the City of Royal Oak must include a sworn attestation that the dwelling is equipped with functional equipment in compliance with the current code in effect for the dwelling, specifically a carbon monoxide detector that may be battery-powered, plug-in with or without battery backup, wired into the property's AC power line with secondary battery backup, or connected to a system through a control panel, a working smoke detector, and one fire extinguisher per occupied floor.

Registration cannot be completed without that attestation, and the same section requires owners of short-term rentals to hand renters a copy of the City's Good Neighbor Policy, trash pickup times, parking spots and the City's noise and nuisance ordinances at each rental. The Code Official may enter the property under § 556-4.A(8) at any reasonable time to inspect it, and a false attestation about the working carbon monoxide detector counts as fraudulent information under § 556-4.A(7)(a), which is cause to suspend or revoke the registration in addition to the Chapter 556 penalties for the underlying violation.