By Peter Wallin
Elmira, NY Insurance Agent 
www.WallinInsurance.com
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRED UNDER NEW LAW
Amanda Hansen was a teenager whose life was tragically ended by a carbon monoxide leak from a defective boiler while she was sleeping at a friend’s house in a Buffalo Suburb in January 2009. When I heard about it I was heartbroken. I used to live in this neighborhood.
Amanda’s Law, passed in the 2009 Session of the New York State Legislature, established a new requirement for installation of carbon monoxide detectors in ALL homes.
Under the law, one-family homes, two-family homes, dwellings located in condominiums or cooperatives, and multiple dwellings must have a carbon monoxide detector installed regardless of the date of construction or sale.
The new law requires that the carbon monoxide detector be a device meeting New York State standards, and that it be installed in an operable condition in dwellings where there are appliances or systems that may emit carbon monoxide or have an attached garage.
Prior to Amanda’s Law, carbon monoxide detectors were required in one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and dwellings located in condominiums or cooperatives only if they were constructed or offered for sale after July 30, 2002. For multiple dwellings (such as a tenement, hotel, and dormitories) carbon monoxide detectors were required if they were constructed or offered for sale after August 9, 2005.
As a result of Amanda’s Law, a carbon monoxide detector will be found in nearly all residential structures in the state. This creates a safer living environment for New York residents and creates a greater awareness of home safety issues that are intensified by seasonal heating issues prevalent in the Northeast.
Amanda’s Law took effect on February 22, 2010. For more information please visit me at www.WallinInsurance.com or Peter@WallinInsurance.com
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