Wayne Henry
Member
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2003
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Maryland
It appears we do not have to call for Carbon Monoxide detectors, convention or FHA financed. I was under the assumption this was a safety issue and the property new or old should be considered subject to a safety concern per FHA and per the Fannie Mae three "S" rule.
I located the following statute online regarding Maryland and carbon monoxide detectors. Any assistance in this matter would be appreciated. I called Baltimore County permits chief electrician, and he was also stumped.
Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 12-1101 to 1106 – Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide alarms outside of each sleeping area or within a certain distance of carbon monoxide-producing equipment within certain dwellings; prohibits a person from disabling a carbon monoxide alarm; clarifies that this does not prevent a local entity from enacting more stringent requirements; provides that a vendor of a single family dwelling shall disclose if the property relies on fossil fuel combustion for heat and whether carbon monoxide alarms are installed.
Further into the law it states:
§ 12-1102. Scope.
This subtitle only applies to a dwelling that:
(1) relies on the combustion of a fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, hot water, or clothes dryer operation; AND
(2) is a newly constructed dwelling for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2008.
This dwelling was constructed in 1951. Please remove the stipulation for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors from the report.
It is becoming harder and harder to be compliant in this atmosphere as an appraiser.
I located the following statute online regarding Maryland and carbon monoxide detectors. Any assistance in this matter would be appreciated. I called Baltimore County permits chief electrician, and he was also stumped.
Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 12-1101 to 1106 – Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide alarms outside of each sleeping area or within a certain distance of carbon monoxide-producing equipment within certain dwellings; prohibits a person from disabling a carbon monoxide alarm; clarifies that this does not prevent a local entity from enacting more stringent requirements; provides that a vendor of a single family dwelling shall disclose if the property relies on fossil fuel combustion for heat and whether carbon monoxide alarms are installed.
Further into the law it states:
§ 12-1102. Scope.
This subtitle only applies to a dwelling that:
(1) relies on the combustion of a fossil fuel for heat, ventilation, hot water, or clothes dryer operation; AND
(2) is a newly constructed dwelling for which a building permit is issued on or after January 1, 2008.
This dwelling was constructed in 1951. Please remove the stipulation for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors from the report.
It is becoming harder and harder to be compliant in this atmosphere as an appraiser.
