One of the most common items found on home inspections in Oregon are the issue of out dated smoke alarms. In Oregon it is law that when a home transfers ownership all smoke alarms must meet the current code set forth by the State Fire Marshall.
REALTORS® are the main source of enforcing this issue. Some, do not like being the strong arm of this, however I feel that I would rather protect my seller to be within compliance and my buyers to know they are a little safer.
The law is actually pretty simple, all smoke alarms must have a hush feature. The reason is - we saw too many fire related deaths due to smoke alarms that had been taken down when some one burnt the toast or bacon.
A hush feature allows you to silence the alarm without taking it down or taking out the battery. One of the biggest complaints of this law is that the a hardwired alarm must be replaced with a hardwired alarm. If your home has battery operated alarms - then they can be replaced with battery operated ones, but they must have a 10 year lithium battery.
To Read More about this issue please follow this link and where you can find the link to the State Fire Marshal's FQA page and additional information CLICK HERE>>>>
Thesa Chambers • Broker • RE/MAX Sunset Realty
541-771-7064 Cell • 541-536-0117 Office • 888-868-2050 Toll Free
Mailing Address • PO Box 3510, La Pine, OR 97739
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