Pico Rivera has no separate local smoke-alarm ordinance; requirements come from California law and the adopted building and fire codes. State law requires working smoke alarms in all sleeping dwellings and carbon-monoxide alarms in homes with a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage, with landlords responsible in rentals.
No Pico Rivera-specific smoke-detector ordinance was located; the city enforces statewide rules through its adopted Building, Residential and Fire Codes (the Fire Code is the LA County Fire Code adopted as Chapter 15.44) and the state Health & Safety Code. Section 13113.7 requires smoke alarms in every dwelling unit, and Building Standards require them in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level. Section 17926 requires a carbon-monoxide alarm in dwellings with a fossil-fuel appliance, fireplace or attached garage. In rentals the owner installs and maintains alarms and ensures they work at each new tenancy. At sale, the seller must certify required alarms are present. LA County Fire inspects multifamily and commercial buildings.
Failure to provide required smoke or carbon-monoxide alarms violates state law and the adopted codes. Under Health & Safety Code 13113.7, smoke-alarm violations can carry a civil penalty (up to $200) after notice; rental failures can bring habitability claims.
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