Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 90.316 - Carbon monoxide alarm(1) Unless a dwelling unit contains one or more properly functioning carbon monoxide alarms installed in compliance with State Fire Marshal rules and with any applicable requirements of the state building code when a tenant takes possession of the dwelling unit, a landlord may not enter into a rental agreement creating a new tenancy in the dwelling unit if the dwelling unit: (a) Contains a carbon monoxide source; or(b) Is located within a structure that contains a carbon monoxide source and the dwelling unit is connected to the room in which the carbon monoxide source is located by a door, ductwork or a ventilation shaft.(2) The landlord shall provide a new tenant with alarm testing instructions as described in ORS 90.317.(3) If a carbon monoxide alarm is battery-operated or has a battery-operated backup system, the landlord shall supply working batteries for the alarm at the beginning of a new tenancy. 2009 c. 591, § 10; 2011 c. 42, § 5