SECTION 2.13  INSTALLATION OF SMOKE ALARMS

Subsection 2.13.1.  Application and Responsibility

Application

2.13.1.1.  (1)  Subject to Sentences (2) and (3), this Section applies to suites of residential occupancy and sleeping rooms not within a dwelling unit.

(2)  This Section does not apply to buildings that are subject to Part 9.

(3)  This Section does not apply if smoke alarms have been installed in the dwelling unit or sleeping room not within a dwelling unit in accordance with the Building Code as it read on or after April 6, 1998.

Landlord is responsible

2.13.1.2.  Despite the definition of owner in Article 1.4.1.2. of Division A, in the case of a rental suite, only the landlord shall be considered to be the owner for the purpose of applying Article 1.2.1.1. of Division A to this Section.

Subsection 2.13.2.  Installation Requirements

Installation requirements

2.13.2.1.  (1)  A smoke alarm shall be installed

(a)   if a sleeping area in a dwelling unit is served by a hallway, in the hallway,
(b)   if a sleeping area in a dwelling unit is not served by a hallway, between the sleeping area and the remainder of the dwelling unit,
(c)   if a sleeping room is not within a dwelling unit, in the sleeping room, and
(d)   on each storey without a sleeping area in a dwelling unit.

    (2)  A smoke alarm shall

(a)   be permanently connected to an electrical circuit with no disconnect switch between the overcurrent device and the smoke alarm, or
(b)   be battery-operated.

    (3)  A smoke alarm shall meet the requirements of CAN/ULC-S531, “Standard for Smoke Alarms”.