§ 12-13 Information Provided by Owner of a Class A Multiple Dwelling or Private Dwelling.
RCNY § 12-13
Pursuant to § 27-2045(b)(6) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, the owner of a Class A multiple dwelling or private dwelling must: (a) Provide at least one adult occupant of each dwelling unit with a notice that contains information relating to: (1) The risks posed by carbon monoxide poisoning and, if natural gas detecting devices are required to be installed in such dwelling unit by rules promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings, the risks posed by natural gas leaks; (2) The testing and maintenance of smoke detecting devices, carbon monoxide detecting devices and, if natural gas detecting devices are required to be installed in such dwelling unit by rules promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Buildings, natural gas detecting devices; (3) What to do if such devices sound an alert; (4) The useful life of any such devices; (5) The owner’s duty to replace such devices pursuant to Article 312 of Chapter 3 of Title 28 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York; and (6) The adult occupant’s duty to maintain and repair such devices that are battery-operated and within such occupant's dwelling unit and replace any or all such devices within such dwelling unit that are stolen, removed, found missing or rendered inoperable during such occupant's occupancy of such dwelling unit.
(b)The information provided in accordance with this section may include material that is distributed by the manufacturer or material prepared or approved by the Department of Buildings (“DOB”).
(c)This section does not apply to smoke detecting devices in private dwellings. (Added City Record 1/2/2026, eff. 2/1/2026)
