Showing ordinances that apply to Fort Washington, CA
Fort Washington is an unincorporated community (population 255) in Fresno County, California. Because Fort Washington is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Fresno County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The smoke detectors rules below are the ones that govern your area.
California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 requires smoke alarms in all existing dwellings in Fresno County, including single-family homes, apartments, and mobile homes. Detectors must be hardwired with battery backup in remodeled or new construction, and all units must use 10-year sealed battery alarms as of 2014.
Under California Health and Safety Code 13113.7, every dwelling unit in unincorporated Fresno County must have operable smoke alarms. Alarms are required in each bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home including basements. Since July 1, 2014 (SB 745), all replacement smoke alarms must be equipped with 10-year sealed, non-removable batteries. New construction and remodels requiring a permit must install hardwired, interconnected smoke alarms with battery backup per California Building Code and California Residential Code R314. Landlords must ensure working smoke alarms at the start of every new tenancy under Civil Code 1954.201. When a property is sold, the seller must provide a written statement confirming smoke alarms are compliant under H&S Code 13113.8. Carbon monoxide detectors are also required on every level with a fuel-burning appliance or attached garage under H&S Code 17926.
Failure to provide working smoke alarms in rental units can result in landlord liability under Civil Code 1954.201. Noncompliance at time of sale requires the seller to bring the property into compliance. Building inspectors may withhold final inspection approval for remodels lacking hardwired interconnected alarms.
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