Smoke Detectors: Ocoee vs Orlando

All Ocoee dwellings must have working smoke alarms per the Florida Building Code and NFPA 72. New construction and substantial renovations require hardwired, interconnected alarms with battery backup in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level. Rentals must have functioning alarms at the start of each tenancy.

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.