Keller follows TX Health and Safety Code Chapter 766 requiring smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every story. Landlords must install and maintain alarms in rental units.
Keller enforces smoke alarm rules through Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 766, the 2021 International Residential Code adopted by the city, and Texas Property Code Sec. 92.251 governing rental dwellings. Every one- and two-family dwelling, townhouse, and multifamily unit in Keller must have a working smoke alarm inside each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and on each story including basements. Homes built or substantially remodeled after 2009 must have interconnected alarms so that activation of one triggers all. Existing homes with battery-only alarms are grandfathered, but when those units reach end of life they must be replaced with sealed 10-year lithium battery alarms under Chapter 766.0251. In rental properties, landlords bear full responsibility for installation, inspection at tenancy turnover, and maintenance. Tenants may not remove, disable, or fail to report inoperative alarms. A tenant may send a written demand for repair and, if the landlord fails to act in a reasonable time, recover one month rent plus 100 dollars, actual damages, court costs, and attorney fees under Texas Property Code Sec. 92.260. The Keller Fire Department promotes smoke alarm awareness and can assist qualifying households through community outreach.
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