Brookhaven, NY Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)
Key Facts
- Location required
- In and adjacent to sleeping quarters
- Rental dwelling duty
- Functioning detector required, § 82-6
- Enforcement
- Chief Fire Marshal / Division of Fire Prevention
- Fine
- $500 to $1,000 per day
- Related duty
- CO alarms on every habitable floor
Summary
Any Brookhaven building with sleeping accommodations must have an approved automatic smoke detection and alarm device in and next to every sleeping area, under Town Code § 30-32. Rental dwellings carry a matching duty under § 82-6, and the Chief Fire Marshal can require additional units where needed.
Buildings or structures or any portion thereof occupied or used by persons for whom sleeping accommodations are provided therein shall be protected by an approved automatic smoke detection and alarm device located in and adjacent to all sleeping quarters or where otherwise specified by the Chief Fire Marshal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4966897; v79 updated 2026-05-28; through 05-28-2026).
Full Breakdown
' That language covers houses, apartments, and any other occupancy with bedrooms, and gives the Chief Fire Marshal discretion to require detectors in locations beyond sleeping quarters when circumstances warrant it. A second, rental-specific duty sits in the Town's Rental Property chapter: § 82-6 requires that 'each rental dwelling shall be equipped with a functioning smoke detector device, in compliance with New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,' reinforcing the smoke detector requirement for landlords on top of the general Chapter 30 rule.
The same chapter also requires carbon monoxide alarms on every habitable floor of a dwelling with a carbon monoxide source, tying compliance back to Town Code Chapters 16 and 30. Enforcement of § 30-32 runs through the Division of Fire Prevention: the Chief Fire Marshal or a Fire Marshal can survey a building, cite a missing or nonfunctioning detector as a Chapter 30 violation, and issue an order to remedy. For rental units, the Chief Building Inspector separately enforces § 82-6 as part of the rental registration and inspection process under §§ 82-8 and 82-10, and a missing smoke detector can hold up or void a rental registration.
Violations & Fines
A missing or disabled smoke detector is enforced as a Chapter 30 violation under § 30-16: a fine of $500 to $1,000 per day, up to 15 days' imprisonment, or both, plus a matching civil penalty of $500 to $1,000 per day for each day the condition continues. Landlords who ignore § 82-6 in a registered rental also risk rental registration denial or revocation under the Town's inspection process.
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