Richland County enforces the South Carolina building and fire codes, which require smoke alarms in every dwelling: in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every story, including basements.
Richland County adopts the South Carolina Residential and Fire Codes. Smoke alarms are required in all dwelling units: inside 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. In new construction alarms must be hardwired with battery backup and interconnected so all sound together. For Group R-2 multifamily buildings, Section 907.2 layers fire-alarm requirements based on height and unit count. Landlords and homeowners must maintain working alarms; South Carolina's Fire Safe program offers free alarms to residents in need.
Missing or non-working smoke alarms are code violations correctable on inspection; they also expose landlords to liability in fire injuries.
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