New Rochelle enforces the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225). Smoke alarms are required in every sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every story including basements. Battery alarms sold in NY since April 2019 must have sealed, non-removable 10-year batteries.
New Rochelle adopts the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225), which incorporates the International Residential Code smoke alarm provisions and adds state-specific requirements. Smoke alarms must be installed inside each sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms, and on each story of the dwelling including basements and habitable attics. New construction and substantial renovations require interconnected, hardwired alarms with battery backup so that activation of one alarm sounds all alarms. Existing one- and two-family homes may use battery-only alarms, but New York General Business Law Section 399-ccc (effective April 1, 2019) requires every smoke alarm sold or installed in NY to be either hardwired or powered by a non-removable, sealed 10-year battery. Carbon monoxide alarms are separately required by Amanda's Law on every story with a sleeping area in homes with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages. Under New Rochelle Chapter 184 (Housing Standards), landlords must install operable alarms before occupancy, and tenants must maintain them and report failures. Replace alarms every 10 years or per the manufacturer's date stamp. Confirm inspection triggers with the New Rochelle Fire Department at (914) 654-2300 or the Bureau of Buildings at (914) 654-2185.
Missing, disabled, or expired smoke alarms violate 19 NYCRR Part 1225 and New Rochelle Housing Standards (Chapter 184) and can trigger code enforcement orders, fines, and denial or revocation of the certificate of occupancy. Selling or installing a non-compliant battery alarm without a sealed 10-year battery violates NY GBL Section 399-ccc.
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