Forsyth County, GA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

Sec. 22-268(d)(2) requires every bedroom, adjoining hallway, and common area of a licensed short-term rental to have an operational smoke detector meeting current IRC standards, maintained in good working order at all times, with placement and mounting also required to comply with current IRC requirements. This sits within the same life-safety subsection that requires carbon monoxide detectors on each habitable floor (Sec. 22-268(d)(3)) and a charged fire extinguisher per floor meeting NFPA 10 (Sec. 22-268(d)(4)). § 25-2-40, Georgia's smoke detector statute, as a state law reference underlying local fire-safety authority.

This detector duty applies only to properties operating under a short-term rental license in the Agricultural (A1) and Agricultural Residential (Ag-Res) districts per Sec. 22-264(a); it is not framed in the code as a freestanding requirement for every dwelling countywide. At licensing, the owner must sign a sworn certification that designated bedrooms and their egress meet applicable safety code requirements (Sec. ), and the rental's posted in-unit notice must direct occupants to the property's safety compliance information alongside occupancy and parking limits (Sec. 22-268(a)).