Smoke-alarm requirements come from Florida law, not a special county rule. New and replacement battery-powered smoke alarms in one- and two-family homes must use a 10-year nonremovable, nonreplaceable sealed battery, per FS 553.883 and the Florida Building/Fire Codes.
Manatee County enforces the statewide Florida Building Code and Florida Fire Prevention Code; it sets no separate smoke-detector ordinance. FS 553.883 provides that one-family and two-family dwellings and townhomes undergoing repair or a level-1 alteration may use smoke alarms powered by 10-year nonremovable, nonreplaceable batteries in lieu of hardwiring. New construction generally requires interconnected alarms on every level and in each sleeping area. Landlords must ensure working smoke alarms in rentals. Short-term vacation rentals also require compliant smoke and carbon-monoxide detection under state rules.
Missing or non-compliant smoke alarms can fail building inspection and, in rentals, expose the owner to code-enforcement and habitability liability.
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