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The North Carolina General Assembly has updated its General Statues. In relation to your rental property, N.C. General Statue 42, Chapter 42 (7), effective January 1, 2010, you must “provide a minimum of one operable carbon monoxide detector per rental unit per level, either battery-operated or electrical, that is listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory that is OSHA-approved to test and certify to American National Standards Institute/Underwriters Laboratories Standards, and install the carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with either the standards of the National Fire Protection Association or the minimum protection designated in the manufacturer’s instructions, which the landlord shall retain or provide as proof of compliance.” “A carbon monoxide detector may be combined with smoke detectors if the combined detector does both of the following: (i) complies with ANSI.UL2034 or ANSI/UL2075 for carbon monoxide alarms and ANSI/UL217 for smoked detectors; and (ii) emits an alarm in a manner that clearly differentiates between detecting the presence of carbon monoxide and the presence of smoke.” This Statue applies ONLY to dwelling units having a fuel burning heater or appliance, fireplace, or an attached garage.
While this applies just to the above specified dwellings, we encourage each of our homeowners to be proactive in installing a carbon monoxide detector(s) to safeguard you and your tenants.
You can read more of the General Statue at – Look up “42-42”:
http://t.lt01.net/m/f31GdtiNzYCA_VUNNNisOrCvE3AnVHjIETkmQ5ZN6RO6ukOsqg
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