Walk It Through: The Chirping Alarm
New batteries at move in, 15 days after written notice, and up to $250 after 30.
A tenant moves into a rental house, and the hallway smoke alarm has no battery.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One rental house and one alarm. Tamper resistant alarm rules, hardwired systems, and the landlord's other repair duties are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.