A law went in to effect at the beginning of 2010 in NC that all residential rental properties must have a carbon monoxide detector on each floor of the home if it uses fossil fuels or has an attached garage. That means if ANY of the following are true, you must install these devices:
1. The home has an attached garage
2. The home has a gas fireplace
3. The home has gas appliances, water heater or HVAC
These potentially life-saving detectors are inexpensive to buy and install. I went the easy route in my own properties and used the plug-into-an-outlet kind. They ran a little over $50 each, but I didn’t have to hire anyone to put them in.
Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas. Symptoms of CO2 poisoning are similar to those of the flu, and since most of the poisoning cases happen during the coldest months of the year, symptoms may be mistaken for the flu.
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