Smoke Detectors: Hollywood vs Pompano Beach

Hollywood follows the Florida Building Code (8th Edition, 2023) and Florida Statute 553.883 for residential smoke alarms. New construction, additions, and conversions require interconnected smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level. Replacement alarms in existing one- and two-family homes may use 10-year sealed non-replaceable batteries. Vacation rentals under Chapter 119 face a stricter standard: hard-wired or 10-year sealed battery, fully interconnected, with permits required.

Smoke alarms in Pompano Beach are governed by the Florida Building Code, Residential, §R314 (8th Ed., 2023) and NFPA 72, both adopted statewide and enforced locally by Pompano Beach Building Inspections and Fire-Rescue. Alarms must be installed in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story including basements. New construction and substantial alterations require hardwired, interconnected, battery-backed alarms. Short-term rentals must additionally pass a Chapter 153 inspection.