Smoke and CO alarm requirements come from Pennsylvania statewide law, not York County. The PA Uniform Construction Code (IRC R314) requires smoke alarms in new and permitted work, and the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act (35 P.S. Sec. 7221 et seq.) requires CO alarms in fossil-fuel or garage rentals.
York County does not set alarm rules; these are uniform state requirements. Under the PA Uniform Construction Code, which adopts the International Residential Code, smoke alarms are required in each sleeping room, outside sleeping areas, and on each level when a home is built or permitted work is done (IRC Sec. R314). Pennsylvania's Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act (35 P.S. Sec. 7221 through 7225) requires owners of multifamily rental dwellings with fossil-fuel-burning appliances, fireplaces, or an attached garage to install and maintain an approved CO alarm near the bedrooms. Municipalities enforce these through their code officials.
Enforced by the municipal code enforcement or building code official under the PA UCC. Rental CO-alarm violations expose landlords to fines and code citations under the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards Act.
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