The State Fire Marshal’s Office issues guidance on complying with Louisiana’s new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in all new homes and rentals. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the law, passed in the 2022 legislature, takes effect January 1st…
“The law essentially just says any home leased or sold after January 1st, 2023 will have to have at least one carbon monoxide alarm inside,” Rodrigue says.
The law requires that all homes sold or leased and all rental properties must have at least one C.O. monitor, as well as a smoke detector, placed within 10 feet of sleeping areas. She says this is particularly important for homes using natural gas for heating, cooking or hot water, but also for those with whole home generators…
“Any time any of those stand-by whole home generators are installed at a home, a carbon monoxide alarm has to be in place.”
The law doesn’t take effect until January, but Rodrigue says now is the time to get the detectors installed…so there will be time to work out any potential issues….
“Test those detectors once a month to make sure that they’re operational, because obviously having one sitting there is not helpful if it’s not working.”
Carbon monoxide detectors can be bought at most any home hardware store, and one can even get single units that operate as both smoke and C.O. detectors at a reasonable cost.
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