Oregon law (ORS 479.250–479.300) requires working smoke alarms in dwellings. For rentals, the owner must supply, install and maintain the required alarms; tenants test them. New construction follows the Oregon Residential Specialty Code for placement in every bedroom and on each level.
Smoke-alarm rules are set by Oregon statute and the state building code, not a separate Clackamas County ordinance, and apply countywide including unincorporated areas. Under ORS 479.270, the owner of a rental dwelling unit (or authorized agent) is responsible for supplying, installing and maintaining the required smoke alarms and giving tenants written testing instructions at move-in. New and substantially remodeled homes must have alarms in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story under the Oregon Residential Specialty Code. Since 2014 Oregon has required ionization alarms sold with 10-year sealed batteries or hush features.
Landlords who fail to provide working alarms breach habitability duties and may face liability; tampering with or removing an alarm can carry penalties under state law.
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