§ 479.260 — Transfer of dwelling unit or lodging house without smoke alarm or smoke detector prohibited

Oregon § 479.260

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 14
• Title 38: Protection From Fire
• Ch. 479: Protection of Buildings From Fire; Electrical Safety Law

Text

(1) A person may not convey fee title to any real property that includes a dwelling unit or lodging house, or transfer possession of any dwelling unit or lodging house pursuant to a land sale contract, unless there is installed in the dwelling unit or lodging house a smoke detector or the required number of approved smoke alarms, installed in accordance with the state building code and rules of the State Fire Marshal adopted under ORS 479.295. The smoke alarms required by this subsection must meet the requirements of ORS 479.297.
(2)(a) A person may not convey ownership or transfer possession of any manufactured dwelling, as defined in ORS 446.003, unless there is installed in the manufactured dwelling the required number of approved smoke alarms or smoke detectors, installed in accordance with the state building code or with the federal manufactured dwelling construction and safety standards adopted under ORS 446.155.
(b) A smoke alarm installed in a manufactured dwelling that is resold by a person other than the manufacturer or authorized dealer must meet the requirements of ORS 479.297.

Legislative History

1979 c.642 §3; 1997 c.647 §5; 1999 c.307 §§3,4; 2003 c.655 §78