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What smoke and carbon monoxide alarm rules apply to landlords in New York?
Short answer
Carbon monoxide alarms within 15 feet of sleeping rooms
Install an approved carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of the primary entrance to each sleeping room.
"must provide and install an approved carbon monoxide alarm within 15 feet of the primary entrance to each sleeping room." ag.ny.gov
Who it covers: Multiple dwellings only. AG guide cites Multiple Residence Law § 15 / Multiple Dwelling Law § 68. Landlord must repair/replace non-tenant-caused failures in the first year.
"Landlords of multiple dwellings must install approved smoke detectors in each apartment, within ten feet of each room used for sleeping." ag.ny.gov
Notes: The definition of 'multiple dwelling' (unit-count threshold) was not captured in a snapshot; confirm before applying to small buildings. NY statute text on nysenate.gov returned HTTP 403 to curl; rule sourced from the NY Attorney General's official guide instead.
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