Michigan requires smoke alarms in every dwelling. New construction follows the Michigan Residential Code (alarms in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every level). Older homes built before November 6, 1974 must have at least one smoke alarm per dwelling unit under state law. Landlords must maintain them.
Michigan applies statewide smoke-alarm standards; there is no separate Ottawa County rule. New and substantially remodeled homes follow the Michigan Residential Code, which requires alarms in each sleeping room, immediately outside each sleeping area, and on every story including basements. For older housing, MCL 125.1504c requires the owner of an existing building or structure constructed before November 6, 1974 to install one or more smoke alarms, at least one single-station alarm in each dwelling unit. For rentals, the owner is responsible for proper operation, testing and maintenance, while the occupant handles periodic testing and cleaning; a non-working system must be repaired within a set period. Local fire departments enforce during rental inspections.
Failure to install or maintain required smoke alarms can bring code-enforcement action and affects landlord liability; local building and fire officials enforce during inspections.
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