California Health & Safety Code §§13113.7 and 13260 require working smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on each floor of a Castro Valley dwelling, plus CO alarms in any home with fuel appliances or an attached garage.
All single-family and multi-family dwellings in Castro Valley must have a working smoke alarm in each sleeping room, in the hallway outside sleeping areas, and on every level including the basement. CO alarms are required on every level and outside each sleeping area in any home with a fossil-fuel furnace, water heater, fireplace, range or attached garage. New construction and significant remodels (over $1,000 permitted work) require hardwired, interconnected alarms with battery backup per CRC §R314 / §R315. Sellers must certify compliance at close of escrow.
Property owners failing to provide working alarms face $200 fines per violation under H&S §17920.7 plus liability for any fire/CO injury. Local enforcement is through ACFD and the Alameda County Building Department for permitted work.
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