NYC law (HPD/DOB) requires interconnected smoke alarms and CO detectors in every dwelling unit in Richmond County. Since April 2019, replacements must be 10-year sealed-battery or hardwired units.
Under NYC Administrative Code §27-2045 and §27-2046.1, property owners must install and maintain smoke alarms on every floor near sleeping areas and CO alarms within 15 feet of each bedroom. NY Executive Law §378 and NYC Local Law 157 of 2016 require 10-year sealed-battery alarms for all replacements installed after April 1, 2019. Tenants pay a one-time $25 maximum for the initial alarm; landlords maintain thereafter.
HPD Class B violation: $10–$50/day per missing alarm. Failure to maintain carries fines up to $250 per offense. Landlord refusal can trigger HPD emergency repairs billed to owner.
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