California Senate Bill 183 was signed into law to regulate the installation of Carbon Monoxide detectors. This two-part law that requires an update to the Transfer Disclosure Statements used in a real estate transaction and puts into law the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010.
First part of the new law requires that as of July 1, 2011, Transfer Disclosure Statements include a line item regarding the presence or absence of a Carbon Monoxide detector in the same manner as Smoke Detectors, for all residential units that are sold. This applies to just about all types of occupancies from single family owner-occupied and rentals, to multi-family housing. If the property is being sold, it must now include a CO Detector if the dwelling has gas appliances, fireplaces, and/or attached garages as described below.
Second part of the law enacts the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 which requires that all residential properties, not just those being sold, must be equipped with a Carbon Monoxide detector when the property has a fossil fuel burning heater or appliance, fireplace, and/or an attached garage. All single-family homes in structures with 1-4 units (owner or tenant occupied) must be equipped with a detector.
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