New York's Uniform Code and Amanda's Law require working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in Utica homes. A CO detector must be installed within 15 feet of every sleeping room. Landlords must install and maintain them for tenants.
Utica enforces the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. Under the Residential Code, smoke alarms are required in each sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of the home. Amanda's Law (Public Health Law / Executive Law) requires an approved carbon monoxide detector installed within 15 feet of the primary entrance to each room lawfully used for sleeping. In one- and two-family rentals, landlords must install and maintain at least one operational smoke and CO detector before tenants move in. New York now generally requires 10-year sealed-battery smoke alarms for units sold or installed. Contact Utica Codes Enforcement at 315-792-0163.
Failure to provide required alarms is a code violation enforced by Codes Enforcement and can create landlord liability under state law.
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