Wyoming, MI Building Safety: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (2026)

WPMC Sec. 1, amended by Wyoming Code of Ordinances Sec. 10-179(61), requires carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings, applying the standard set by the International Fire Code as adopted and amended in Chapter 34 of the city's Code of Ordinances, together with the Michigan Residential Code and Michigan Building Code. The requirement is enforced by the code official within the Department of Community and Economic Development, designated under WPMC Sec. 1, and a missing or disabled alarm found during any inspection, including the inspection required before a rental unit can be registered under Sec.

4, is cited as a WPMC violation. The rental registration program treats CO alarm problems as serious: Sec. 4(c)(1)(A) lists carbon monoxide detector violations, alongside smoke detector violations, among the specific conditions that shorten a rental property's registration term if found during an inspection or reported within the prior two years, cutting a four-year term to two years for smaller properties or a two-year term to one year for buildings with four or more units. As with other WPMC provisions, the code official issues a written notice of violation under Sec.

3 stating the deficiency and a correction deadline of up to 90 days, with authority to require faster action or an immediate vacate order where the missing alarm combines with other conditions to pose an imminent threat to occupant safety.