New Changes in Maine Law effects residential landlords, builders and home buyers!!

"An act to Protect Maine Residents from Home Fires and Carbon Monoxide" requires that all single-family dwellings and multi-family buildings in the State have properly installed smoke detectors in an area within or giving access to a bedroom. The detectors may be powered by
electricity or battery except that after October 31, 2009, smoke
detectors installed in multi-family buildings and newly constructed
single-family dwellings must be powered by both. An owner must install
a carbon monoxide detector in each area within or giving access to a
bedroom in: (i) each apartment in a multi-family building; (ii) any
addition to or restoration of a single-family dwelling that adds at
least one bedroom; and (iii) any conversion of a building to a single
family dwelling. A person constructing a new single-family dwelling
must install at least one carbon monoxide detector in each area giving
access to any bedroom in the dwelling. In all cases, the carbon
monoxide detectors must be powered by both electricity and battery.
Tenants shall keep all smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors
in working order, test them periodically and refrain from disabling
them. Tenants must also notify landlords in writing if a smoke
detector or carbon monoxide detector is not working. After October 31,
2009, buyers of single-family dwellings and multi-apartment buildings
must certify at closing that the building is provided with smoke
detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with the law.


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