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1476
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Ch. 482
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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DWELLING UNITS WITHIN EXISTING HOTELS AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS
THAT WERE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE
THERE WERE 10 UNITS OR MORE CONSTRUCTED BEFORE 1975 WHICH
CONFORMED WITH THE EXITING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LIFE SAFETY CODE
MUST HAVE SMOKE DETECTORS INSTALLED BY JANUARY 1, 1984.
(ii) In all multifamily buildings and hotels
constructed prior to 1975 with 4 through 9 units, smoke detectors
shall be installed by January 1, 1983.
(3) (i) The landlord shall be responsible for
installation, and, upon written notification by certified mail by
the tenant or upon notification in person by the tenant, the
repair or replacement of the detector.
(ii) If the tenant personally notifies the
landlord of a mechanical failure, the landlord shall provide a
written receipt acknowledging the notification.
(iii) A tenant may not remove or render a smoke
detector inoperative.
(iv) Except for hotels or motels, a landlord
may require a refundable deposit for a smoke detector not to
exceed the value of the smoke detector.
(v) Where an occupancy is occupied by a person
who is deaf or hearing impaired a smoke detector, upon the
written request of the person to the landlord, shall be provided
which, when activated, shall provide a light signal sufficient to
warn the deaf or hearing impaired individual.
(4) All hotels and motels, regardless of the number
of units, shall have available at least one smoke detector for
the deaf or hearing impaired for each 50 units or less. The
proprietor may require a refundable deposit for a portable smoke
detector not to exceed the value of the smoke detector.
(g) Except as permitted under subsection (b) of this
section, smoke detection systems shall operate on an AC primary
source of electric power. [Each detector shall be wired into the
circuit serving the area in which it is located.]
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1983.
Approved May 24, 1983.
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