Can a building owner be reimbursed for the cost of a carbon monoxide detector?
When a building owner installs a detector in a rental apartment, the law requires the tenant to reimburse the owner for $25 within one year. • Is a combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector permitted? Yes • If a building owner installs a combination smoke/carbon monoxide detector, can the owner get a $35 reimbursement from the tenant ($10 for smoke detector plus $25 for carbon monoxide detector?) Owners who install a combined smoke and carbon monoxide alarm are entitled to be reimbursed a maximum of $35.00 only when the smoke alarm needs to be replaced i.e. it is missing or inoperable. If the smoke alarm is operable and the building owner still wants to replace it with a combined alarm, he or she can only be reimbursed $25.00. • Who is responsible for maintaining the carbon monoxide detectors? While the law places responsibility for maintaining the detectors with the tenant, it requires building owners to replace any detectors that are lost, stolen or become inoperable. The owner has
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