New York's Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and Amanda's Law require working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in homes statewide. Erie County towns and the City of Buffalo enforce these rules locally.
Smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements in Erie County come from the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, authorized under Executive Law 378, not a separate county ordinance. Homes must have working smoke alarms on every level and near sleeping areas. Under 'Amanda's Law,' one- and two-family homes must also have carbon monoxide alarms where the dwelling has fuel-burning appliances or an attached garage. Since 2019, newly sold or installed smoke alarms in New York must be sealed 10-year battery units or hardwired. Local building departments in Erie County's towns and the City of Buffalo are the 'authority having jurisdiction' that enforces these standards through permits and inspections. Landlords are responsible for providing working alarms in rentals.
Failure to install or maintain required alarms is a code violation enforced by the local building or fire department, and landlords who fail to provide alarms face municipal penalties.
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