Substitute House Bill No. 7229
Public Act No. 19-51
AN ACT CONCERNING FI RE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN RENTAL
UNITS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 47a-3f of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
(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] a dwelling unit in a building required to be
equipped with a fire sprinkler system pursuant to section 29-315, the
State Fire Safety Code, the State Fire Prevention Code or any other
statute or regulation, 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] building, and
such notice 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]
building, the rental agreement shall provide further notice as to the last Substitute House Bill No. 7229
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date of maintenance and inspection, and such notice shall be printed in
not less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font.