Smoke detectors are required by Ohio building/fire code, not a Stark County ordinance. Ohio Revised Code 3781.104 requires each dwelling unit to have approved smoke detectors installed just outside every sleeping room, audible in all bedrooms with doors closed.
Stark County does not set its own smoke-alarm rule; the requirement comes from statewide building and fire codes enforced by your local building department and fire prevention bureau. ORC 3781.104 directs that every dwelling unit have board-approved smoke detector devices installed in the immediate vicinity of, but outside, all sleeping rooms, with alarms clearly audible in all bedrooms when intervening doors are closed. The Ohio Residential Code (Section R314) further requires smoke alarms inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of one- and two-family homes. Landlords must provide and maintain working alarms.
Missing or non-working alarms are building-code violations that can block occupancy and, for rentals, expose landlords to citations and liability after a fire.
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