Perris, CA Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

No Perris-specific smoke-detector ordinance was located; instead the city enforces statewide requirements through its adopted California Building, Residential and Fire Codes (the Fire Code is adopted in Title 20 of the Perris Municipal Code) and through the state Health & Safety Code, with fire prevention administered by CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire. California Health & Safety Code Section 13113.7 requires smoke alarms in every dwelling unit intended for human occupancy. The California Residential Code (Section R314) requires smoke alarms in each sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and on each additional story including basements and habitable attics; where more than one alarm is required, they must be interconnected so that activating one sounds them all (with an exception for certain alterations that don't expose the framing). For carbon monoxide, Health & Safety Code Section 17926 requires an approved carbon-monoxide alarm in every existing dwelling unit that has a fossil-fuel-burning appliance (gas furnace or water heater), a fireplace, or an attached garage. In rental housing, the owner is responsible for installing, testing and maintaining smoke and CO alarms and ensuring they are operable at the start of each tenancy, while tenants must report any inoperable alarm. At point of sale, California requires the seller to certify the required smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms are present.