"DWELLING." A BUILDING THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE DWELLING
UNITS THAT ARE OR WILL BE RENTED, LEASED, LET OR HIRED OUT FOR
LIVING PURPOSES.
"DWELLING UNIT." A SINGLE UNIT IN A DWELLING PROVIDING
COMPLETE INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES FOR AT LEAST ONE
INDIVIDUAL, INCLUDING PERMANENT PROVISIONS FOR LIVING, SLEEPING,
EATING, COOKING AND SANITATION.
"SMOKE ALARM." A SMOKE ALARM THAT:
(1) MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(I) IS POWERED BY A NONREMOVABLE, NONREPLACEABLE
BATTERY CAPABLE OF POWERING THE SMOKE ALARM DEVICE FOR AT
LEAST 10 YEARS;
(II) IS POWERED BY AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM;
(III) IS PART OF A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THAT OPERATES
OTHER SMOKE ALARM DEVICES; OR
(IV) USES A LOW-POWER RADIO FREQUENCY WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION SIGNAL.
(2) IS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UL 217 OR IN ACCORDANCE
WITH UL 217 AND UL 2034 FOR COMBINATION SMOKE AND CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARMS.
SECTION 3. DWELLING UNITS.
(A) GENERAL RULE.--EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 7, DWELLING
UNITS EXISTING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE
EQUIPPED WITH A SMOKE ALARM THAT IS INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REQUIRED UPDATES OR CHANGES UNDER SECTION 108 OF THE ACT OF
NOVEMBER 10, 1999 (P.L.491, NO.45), KNOWN AS THE PENNSYLVANIA
CONSTRUCTION CODE ACT, PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF A VALID LEASE. THE
EQUIPPING AND INSTALLATION OF SMOKE ALARMS SHALL NOT REQUIRE NEW
CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATIONS, REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS.
(B) CONSTRUCTION.--NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS
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