Carbon monoxide detectors required
Effective Jan. 1, an amendment to North Carolina General Statute 42-42 will become effective across the state, requiring landlords to provide carbon monoxide detectors in rental property.
By law, this same statute has for years required landlords to provide “fit premises†with regard to the basic services and upkeep, as well as requiring basic life-safety devices such as smoke alarms in each rental unit.
This new amendment will require that the landlord provide and install a minimum of one operable carbon monoxide detector per rental unit, per level within all rental properties that have fossil-fuel burning heaters or appliances, a fireplace or an attached garage.
Additional information on carbon monoxide hazards is available by contacting the Chapel Hill Fire Department at 968-2781 or your local heating gas provider.