ORS 479.260: Transfer of dwelling unit or lodging house without smoke alarm or smoke detector prohibited.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) A person may not convey fee title to any real property that includes a dwelling unit or lodging house, or transfer possession of any dwelling unit or lodging house pursuant to a land sale contract, unless there is installed in the dwelling unit or lodging house a smoke detector or the required number of approved smoke alarms, installed in accordance with the state building code and rules of the State Fire Marshal adopted under ORS 479.295. The smoke alarms required by this subsection must meet the requirements of ORS 479.297. (2)(a) A person may not convey ownership or transfer possession of any manufactured dwelling, as defined in ORS 446.003, unless there is installed in the manufactured dwelling the required number of approved smoke alarms or smoke detectors, installed in accordance with the state building code or with the federal manufactured dwelling construction and safety standards adopted under ORS 446.155. (b) A smoke alarm installed in a manufactured dwelling that is resold by a person other than the manufacturer or authorized dealer must meet the requirements of ORS 479.297. [1979 c.642 §3; 1997 c.647 §5; 1999 c.307 §§3,4; 2003 c.655 §78]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 837-045-0040: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 837-045-0045: Definitions — implements
- OAR 837-045-0050: Installation and Location of Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors — implements
- OAR 837-045-0055: Hotels with Approved Sprinkler Fire Suppression Systems — implements
- OAR 837-045-0060: Power Source — implements
- OAR 837-045-0065: Smoke Alarms for Hearing Impaired Persons or Smoke Detectors for Hearing Impaired Persons — implements
- OAR 837-045-0070: Issuance of Notice of Deficiency Citations — implements
- OAR 837-045-0075: Forwarding Notice of Deficiency Citation to the Department of the State Fire Marshal — implements
- OAR 837-045-0080: Assessment of Civil Penalty and Issuance of Notice of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 837-045-0085: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 837-045-0090: Contested Cases — implements
- OAR 837-045-0095: Informal Conference — implements
- OAR 837-045-0100: Formal Hearing — implements
- OAR 837-045-0105: Adjustment of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 837-045-0110: Payment of Civil Penalty — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 479.295 — resolved
- ORS 479.297 — resolved
- ORS 446.003 — resolved
- ORS 446.155 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors479.html