What law requires installation of smoke detectors?
A. Massachusetts General Law 148, Section 26E requires the installation of smoke detectors in dwellings. Q. What type of smoke detectors are required in 3 Family Dwellings? A. Existing 3 Family dwellings require hard wired (electric) smoke detectors in the common areas (hallways and basement) with battery back-up and battery operated smoke detectors outside bedroom areas. Q. Do one and two family dwellings require hard wired (electric) smoke detectors? A. Existing 1 and 2 Family dwellings do not require hard wired smoke detectors but they do require battery operated smoke detectors. Newly constructed 1 and 2 Family dwellings require the hard wired smoked detectors. Q. Are Permits required for the installation of smoke detectors in 3 Family dwellings? A. Yes, permits from both the Fire Prevention Bureau and the Wire Department. The fees associated with these permits have been waived for compliance under the law accepted in March of 1998. Q. Do the hard wired (electric) smoke detectors r
