Installation and Location of Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Effective date: January 26, 2025

Proposed Rule Full Text
Proposed-Rule-Amendment-of-Rules-relating-to-Installation-and-Location-of-Carbon-Monoxide-Detectors.pdf

Adopted Rule Full Text
Final-Rule-Amendment-of-Rules-relating-to-Installation-and-Location-of-Carbon-Monoxide-Detectors.pdf

Adopted rule summary:

Local Law 126 of 2021 became effective on November 7, 2022. Among other changes, Local Law 126 amended provisions of the New York City Building Code relating to carbon monoxide detectors. This rule amends section 908-01 of chapter 900 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York to reflect these changes. Section 908-01 is redesignated as section 915-01, and references to certain occupancy groups is removed. Visual notification appliance installation requirements are added to the redesignated section 915-01. The NFPA 720 amendments currently set forth in subdivision (i) of section 908-01 are removed and relocated to a new section 3616-08. The new section 3616-08 also includes broader requirements for visual notification appliances for occupancy groups A-1, A-2, A-3, B, and M.