CHAPTER 95
S.P. 266 - L.D. 874
An Act to Clarify the Public Safety Laws Concerning Visual Smoke Detectors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2464, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1981, c. 399, §1, is amended to read:
1. Definition. "Smoke detector" means any device which that, when activated by the presence of smoke, provides an audible alarm suitable to warn the occupants within the individual dwelling unit in which it is attached, which and that has been approved for use in this State by the State Fire Marshal.
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2464, sub-§8 is enacted to read:
8. Smoke alarms for persons with disabilities. Upon the request of a deaf or hard-of-hearing occupant, the owner of the dwelling unit shall provide an approved smoke alarm suitable to warn the occupant within the dwelling unit. If the owner does not provide a suitable smoke alarm, the occupant may purchase, install and maintain a suitable smoke detector, or arrange for proper installation and maintenance of a suitable smoke detector, and may deduct the actual costs from the rent for the dwelling unit. An occupant or tenant may not be charged, evicted or penalized in any way for failure to pay the actual cost deducted from the rent for the dwelling unit.
See title page for effective date.
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