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COLUMN ANSWERED

Fire Alarm Regulations
Monitoring Requirements Vary

Q

QUESTION: I live in a condominium,
and while there is a ﬁre alarm on site, it
is not monitored by an alarm company
nor tied into the ﬁre department. If the
alarm were to go off, someone would
still have to call 911. Is there a law or
regulation governing ﬁre alarms in
condominiums that requires them to
be linked to the ﬁre department, or at
least monitored by an outside ﬁrm?

A

ANSWER: We certainly hope you
weren’t expecting a short and direct
answer to your question, because there
isn’t one. The baseline requirements for

smoke alarms in multi-family residential
dwellings are outlined in the Massachusetts Fire Code, which you can ﬁnd at
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/dfs/
osfm/cmr/cmr-secured/527024.pdf.
If you follow that link, you’ll discover
that the requirements vary depending
on the size of the building and when it
was constructed, among other variables.
The size breaks are 1-5 units, 6-12,
and 13 or more. A monitoring service
is required only for buildings with 13
units or more built before 1975 and
after September, 1997, but not between 1975 and September, 1997. For

buildings constructed during that time
period, monitoring is required for structures with 25 units or more.
This gets even more complicated,
because buildings constructed after
2008 are subject to the code requirements in effect when they were built.
Requirements for the type and location
of the smoke alarms also vary with the
size and age of the buildings.
Given all the variables, the best way to
verify the regulations applicable to your
condominium is to check with the building department or the ﬁre department in
the community in which it is located. CM

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Condo Media - April 2013
Contents
From the CED’s Desk
President’s Message
CAI News
CAI Regional News
Asked & Answered
Homeowner’s Corner
Pests
Maintenance
Looking for Answers
Vendor Spotlight
Homeowners
Rentals
Legal
Classifi ed Service Directory
Advertisers Index
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Condo Media - April 2013 - Contents
Condo Media - April 2013 - From the CED’s Desk
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Condo Media - April 2013 - President’s Message
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Condo Media - April 2013 - Asked & Answered
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Condo Media - April 2013 - Homeowner’s Corner
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Condo Media - April 2013 - Maintenance
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