Know your rights Before you move into a rental property, the landlord must install smoke detectors. A landlord must install one smoke detector outside every separate bedroom, and should test the alarm before you move in. As a tenant, your responsibilities include testing and replacing the batteries, notifying the landlord if repair or inspection is needed, and paying the rent on time. If a landlord doesn't install a detector, or doesn't respond to a written request for repair or maintenance contract your local fire prevention bureau. Keep it clean When you clean your home, remember your detector.
Smoke detectors work by sensing very small smoke particles in the air.
They can't detect the particles if the chambers are clogged with dust, or if they've been painted over. All rights reserved.