SECTION 15
Smoke detecting devices
Multiple Residence (MRE) CHAPTER 61-B, ARTICLE 2
§ 15. Smoke detecting devices. 1. This section shall apply to all
multiple dwellings, whenever constructed, provided however, that for the
purposes of this section the term "multiple dwelling" shall also include
any dwelling accommodation used as a temporary or permanent residence
located in any building owned as a condominium or cooperative.
2. (a) The owner of every multiple dwelling to which the provisions of
this section apply shall equip each apartment or other separate living
unit in such multiple dwelling with approved and operational smoke
detecting devices in conformity with the state fire prevention and
building code; provided, however, that any multiple dwelling not subject
to the provisions of such code may, in the alternative, be equipped with
battery-operated smoke detecting devices of a type accepted by the
division of housing and community renewal.