South Carolina law requires every one- and two-family dwelling, including manufactured homes, to have approved, working smoke detectors. New or substantially remodeled homes must have hardwired detectors powered from a dependable commercial electrical source. Greenville County enforces these through the adopted SC building and fire codes.
SC Code 5-25-1310 requires that one-family and two-family dwellings, including manufactured housing, be equipped with approved and properly functioning smoke detectors installed per NFPA standards. Newly constructed dwellings, or dwellings remodeled in excess of fifty percent of their assessed value, must have electrically powered smoke detectors drawing from a dependable commercial electrical source. Greenville County adopts the SC Building and Fire Codes, which additionally require interconnected smoke alarms in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level, plus carbon-monoxide alarms in homes with fuel-burning appliances or attached garages. Landlords are responsible for providing working detectors at the start of a tenancy.
Missing or non-working detectors are a building/fire-code violation that can block a certificate of occupancy, trigger correction orders, and expose landlords to liability; enforcement is through the county building and fire officials.
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