Warren, MI Fire Regulations: Smoke Detectors (2026)

Section 20-47 of the Warren City Code, part of the mobile home park chapter, requires at least one smoke detector device in every mobile home to protect each separate bedroom area; the architectural layout cannot isolate a detector in a way that impairs its effectiveness, and the unit must meet nationally recognized testing-laboratory listings and be installed per the manufacturer's instructions. 774), the state home fire protection law, which separately requires every home manufactured, sold, or brought into Michigan to carry at least one fire extinguisher approved by the National Fire Protection Association and one smoke detector approved by the State Construction Code Commission.

A homeowner bringing a home into the state has 90 days to comply with that state-law requirement. This chapter applies specifically to mobile homes and mobile home parks; the code does not carry a separate freestanding smoke-alarm mandate for conventional single-family or multifamily dwellings beyond what the adopted Michigan Residential Code requires through the state construction code.