---
kind: "section"
citation: "24 C.F.R. § 232.591"
title: "24"
number: "232.591"
heading: "Smoke detectors."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/24/232.591"
---

# §232.591. Smoke detectors.


After October 30, 1992, each occupied room must include at least one battery-operated or hard-wired smoke detector in proper working condition. If the room is occupied by hearing-impaired persons, the smoke detector must have an alarm system designed for hearing-impaired persons, unless the smoke alarm is connected to a central alarm system that is monitored on a 24-hour basis, or otherwise meets industry standards.


## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 33850, July 30, 1992]

### Source

Source: 39 FR 28966, Aug. 12, 1974, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1715b, 1715w, 1735d, and 1735f-19; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

### Source

Source: 36 FR 24618, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 33850, July 30, 1992]