California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 and Sacramento amendments require working smoke alarms in every bedroom, hallway, and floor level of residential units.
California Health and Safety Code 13113.7 requires smoke alarms in all single- and multifamily dwellings. Units sold or altered after 2014 need 10-year sealed-battery or hardwired alarms. Sacramento adds enforcement through SMC Title 15 building provisions. Landlords must test alarms at turnover, and tenants must maintain batteries during tenancy. Combined smoke/CO alarms are permitted if listed. Failure to install or maintain alarms can result in a Substandard Housing citation under SMC 8.96 and denial of rental operating permits.
Specific penalty amounts for this ordinance are not published in a publicly accessible fine schedule. Contact Sacramento code enforcement directly for current fines, enforcement procedures, and hearing options.
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