Visual Smokes Alarms now state law in TX

PowerON · 10-23-2009, 02:52 PM

That's great news for Texas deaf-resident.

Quote:

Visual smoke alarms now a state law! (From the Texas Association of the Deaf Newsletter, Fall 2009)

If requested by a tenant, a landlord must install a visual smoke detector that is capable of alerting a person with a hearing impairment of the presence of smoke. Effective:
Jan. 1, 2010.

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Royale · 10-23-2009, 04:39 PM

Excellent news for Deaf , hard of hearing and latened-deaf Texans!

sallylou · 10-23-2009, 05:04 PM

Hey, my state finally did something right.

LDNanna · 10-23-2009, 07:14 PM

Yeah, but am my own landlord. lol

whatdidyousay! · 10-23-2009, 07:25 PM

There would need to be an alarm in every room ! If there is only an alarm in the hallway that would be not of any help if it can't been seen in the rest of the apartment! The bedroom would need one too!

10-23-2009, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
sallylou Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: My own private Idaho Posts: 2,098	Hey, my state finally did something right. __________________ Happy holidays!

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10-23-2009, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Royale Eek Doggah! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: World's Second Coldest Capital City! Posts: 1,908	Excellent news for Deaf , hard of hearing and latened-deaf Texans!

10-23-2009, 07:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
LDNanna Everything purple is mine Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 912	Yeah, but am my own landlord. lol

10-23-2009, 07:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
whatdidyousay! Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 751	There would need to be an alarm in every room ! If there is only an alarm in the hallway that would be not of any help if it can't been seen in the rest of the apartment! The bedroom would need one too!