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What is NYC RCNY § 12-10?

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A sample form for providing notice to occupants pursuant to 28 RCNY § 12-06 follows: NOTICEThe law requires the owner of the premises to provide a carbon monoxide alarm in each apartment in this building. The carbon monoxide alarm must be placed within 15 feet of the primary entrance to each sleeping room, must be equ

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Effective: 10/18/2017Last amended: 2/1/2026

§ 12-10 Form for Notices for CO Alarms.

RCNY § 12-10

A sample form for providing notice to occupants pursuant to 28 RCNY § 12-06 follows: NOTICEThe law requires the owner of the premises to provide a carbon monoxide alarm in each apartment in this building. The carbon monoxide alarm must be placed within 15 feet of the primary entrance to each sleeping room, must be equipped with an end of life alarm, and must be periodically replaced by the owner as necessary when the suggested useful life of the alarm expires. Tenants are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the alarms installed in the apartment and for replacing any or all alarms that are stolen, removed, missing, or become inoperable during the occupancy of the apartment, unless an alarm becomes inoperable within one year of being installed due to a manufacturing defect. The occupant of each apartment in which a carbon monoxide alarm is provided and installed must pay the owner $25.00 per alarm, or a maximum of $50.00 per device where a combined smoke and carbon monoxide detecting device or a combined carbon monoxide and natural gas detecting device is installed or a maximum of $75.00 per device where a combined smoke, carbon monoxide and natural gas detecting device is installed. This fee covers the cost of the work for the initial installation and each periodic replacement. The occupant has one year from the date of installation to pay the owner. (Amended City Record 9/18/2017, eff. 10/18/2017; amended City Record 1/2/2026, eff. 2/1/2026)

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