Periodic replacement of smoke alarms.
NYC Admin. Code § 28-312.4
in effect§ 28-312.4 Periodic replacement of smoke alarms.
Smoke alarms required pursuant to section 907.2 of the New York city building code or sections 27-978, 27-979, 27-980 and 27-981 of the 1968 building code shall be replaced when the time elapsed since the installation of such alarm exceeds the manufacturer's suggested useful life of the alarm.
Exception: A smoke alarm installed before April 1, 2014 and whose end of useful life is not known shall be replaced with an alarm that complies with section 28-312.5 by no later than April 1, 2021.
(Am. L.L. 2021/126, 11/7/2021, eff. 11/7/2022)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2013/112 and L.L. 2021/126.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-158596Fetched: 10/24/2026
