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Ch. 331 2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
(2) December 1, 2006;
(3) December 1, 2007; and
(4) December 1, 2008.
SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect October 1, 2005.
Approved May 10, 2005.
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CHAPTER 331
(Senate Bill 735)
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AN ACT concerning
Public Safety—Apartment and Condominium Buildings—Visual Smoke and
Evacuation Alarms
Task Force to Study Visual Smoke and Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
FOR the purpose of altering a certain requirement to require a landlord to install
certain smoke detectors upon written request of a tenant who is deaf or hearing
impaired or who has a dependent or spouse who is deaf or hearing impaired;
requiring a landlord to install certain evacuation alarms upon written request of
a tenant who is deaf or hearing impaired or who has a dependent or spouse who
is deaf or hearing impaired; requiring a landlord to modify the wiring of the
general evacuation alarm system of an apartment building if necessary to
comply with the provisions of this Act; requiring a council of condominium unit
owners or its agent to install certain evacuation alarms upon written request of
a unit owner who is deaf or hearing impaired or who has a dependent or spouse
who is deaf or hearing impaired; requiring a unit owner to pay up to a certain
amount of the cost of modifying a general evacuation alarm system under this
Act; requiring any modifications to a general evacuation alarm system made
under this Act to comply with certain applicable fire and building codes;
defining certain terms; and generally relating to smoke and evacuation alarms
in apartment and condominium buildings establishing a Task Force to Study
Visual Smoke and Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing;
providing for the membership of the Task Force; providing for the designation of
a chair of the Task Force; providing for the staff of the Task Force; prohibiting a
member of the Task Force from receiving compensation; authorizing a member
of the Task Force to receive reimbursement for certain expenses; requiring the
Task Force to study certain issues; requiring the Task Force to report its
findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or
before a certain date; providing for the termination of this Act; and generally
relating to the establishment of a Task Force to Study Visual Smoke and
Evacuation Alarms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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