§ 12-04 Form for Records or Smoke Detecting Devices.
RCNY § 12-04
A sample notice as required by 28 RCNY § 12-01(b) follows: NOTICEThe law requires the owner of the premises to provide and install one or more approved and operational smoke detectors in each apartment in this building and to periodically replace such devices upon the expiration of their useful life in accordance with Article 312 of Chapter 3 of Title 28 of the New York City Administrative Code. The tenant of each apartment is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the detectors installed in the apartment and for replacing any or all detectors which are stolen, removed, missing or become inoperable during the occupancy of the apartment with a device meeting the requirements of Article 312 of Chapter 3 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code, unless a detector becomes inoperable within one year of being installed due to a manufacturing defect. The tenant of each apartment in this building in which a battery-operated smoke detector is provided and installed shall pay the owner a maximum of $25.00, or a maximum of $50.00 where a combined smoke and carbon monoxide detecting device or a combined smoke and natural gas detecting device is installed for the cost of providing and installing each detector or a maximum of $75.00 where a combined smoke, carbon monoxide and natural gas detecting device is installed. The tenant has one (1) year from the date of installation to make such payment to the owner. (Amended City Record 9/18/2017, eff. 10/18/2017; amended City Record 1/2/2026, eff. 2/1/2026)
