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• ORDINANCE NO. 1093-C PAGE 4 the landlord shall install at least one smoke detector outside, but in the vicinity of, each separate bedroom in the dwelling unit, except: (1) if the dwelling unit is designed to use a single room for dining, living, and sleeping, the smoke detector must be located inside the room; (2) if the bedrooms are served by the same corridor, at least one smoke detector must be installed in the corridor in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms; and (3) if at least one bedroom is located on a level above the living and cooking area, the smoke detector for the bedrooms must be placed in the center of the ceiling directly above the top of. the stairway. (b) In this section, "bedroom" means a room designed with the intent that it be used for sleeping purposes. § 92.256. Installation in Units Constructed or Occupied on or Before September 1, 1981 (a) If the dwelling unit was occupied as a residence on or before September 1, 1981, or the building permit for the unit was issued on or before that date, the landlord shall install at least one smokE~ detector in accordance with Section 92.255 and 92.257 on or before September 1, 1984. (b) Before September 1, 1984, a tenant may install a battery- operated smoke detector in the tenant's dwelling unit without the landlord's prior consent if the installation is made according to Sections 92.255 and 92.257. When the tenant's lease terminates, including after a renewal or extension, the tenant may remove the smoke detector, but the tenant is.liable to the landlord for any unnecessary damages to the dwelling unit caused by the removal. g 92.257. Installation Procedure (a) Subjedt to Subsections:(b) and (c), a smoke detector must be installed according to the .manufacturer's recommended procedures. ,_ (b) A;smo~he detectoz must be.`installed on a ceiling or wall. If on a ceiling, i~ must be no closer than ;six inches to a wall., If on a wall, it. must be no closer. than six ~.ncbes andro ,farther than 12 inches from the ceiling. ' (c) 'A smoke detector 'ma~- be i.Qcated other than ss required by Sub- section (b) if a`local ordinance or a local or state fire marshal approves ~ . ; . , .. ~ . $ 92.258.'Inspection~and Repair (a) The landlord shall inspect and repair a smoke detector according to this section. (b) The landlord shall determine that the smoke detector is in good working order by following the recommended test procedures of the manufacturer for the particular model: (1) at the beginning of a tenant's possession if the dwelling unit contains a smoke detector; or (2) at the time of installation if the landlord installs the smoke detector in the dwelling unit after the tenant has taken possession.