Smoke Detectors: Apopka vs Orlando

Florida Building Code and FL §553.883 require working smoke alarms in every Apopka dwelling. Alarms required in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every floor. 10-year sealed battery units required on replacement.

Florida Statute 553.883 and the Florida Residential Code (which adopts NFPA 72 and IRC R314) require working smoke alarms in every Orlando dwelling. New construction and substantial renovations require interconnected, hard-wired alarms with battery backup in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every floor including basements. Existing homes must have at least one working alarm on every level. Rentals must have functioning alarms at lease commencement. As of 2014, replacement alarms in single-station configurations must use sealed 10-year batteries.