Florida law (FS 553.883), enforced through the Florida Building Code in Lee County, requires smoke alarms in homes. Any newly installed or replacement battery-powered smoke alarm must use a nonremovable, nonreplaceable 10-year battery.
Smoke-alarm requirements are set by the Florida Building Code and Florida Statutes, so they apply uniformly across Lee County and its cities rather than by a separate county ordinance. FS 553.883 requires that a battery-powered smoke alarm newly installed - or installed to replace an existing one during a level 1 alteration - be powered by a sealed 10-year battery. The building code requires alarms inside each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area near the bedrooms, and on every level. New construction alarms draw primary power from house wiring with battery backup and must be interconnected. Landlords must maintain working alarms in rental units.
Smoke-alarm violations are enforced by the local building/fire official under the Florida Building and Fire Prevention Codes; failure can block a certificate of occupancy or draw a correction notice, and landlords face habitability liability.
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