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TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1581 - Smoke detectors; one- or two-family dwellings
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 40:1581 (2018)
§1581. Smoke detectors; one- or two-family dwellings
A. Effective January 1, 2011, all existing one- or two-family dwellings at the time of sale or lease, shall contain, at a minimum, an operable ten-year, sealed lithium battery smoke detector.
B. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not be a reason for nonpayment of any insurance claims.
C. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall not cause a delay or a stoppage in the transfer of the property.
D. The real estate agent shall not be liable for the seller's failure to comply with the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1991, No. 701, §1; Acts 2009, No. 163, §1.
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