General Assembly Committee Bill No. 103
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 4326
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Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 103
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 4326
*_____SB00103HSG___031215____*
Referred to Committee on HOUSING
Introduced by:
(HSG)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF AN OPERATIVE FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ANY DWELLING UNIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) (a) As used in this section, "fire sprinkler system" means a system of piping and appurtenances designed and installed in accordance with generally accepted standards so that heat from a fire will automatically cause water to be discharged over the fire area to extinguish or prevent its further spread.
(b) When renting any dwelling unit, the landlord of such dwelling unit shall include notice in the rental agreement as to the existence or nonexistence of an operative fire sprinkler system in such dwelling unit and shall be printed in not less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font.
(c) If there is an operative fire sprinkler system in the dwelling unit, the rental agreement shall provide further notice as to the last date of maintenance and inspection and shall be printed in not less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2015
New section
HSG Joint Favorable
HSG
Joint Favorable