COVID Homebuyers Face 90-Day Deadline Smoke Detector Inspections
Anyone who bought a home in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic now faces a countdown clock to get their homes’ smoke and carbon monoxide detectors inspected.
Anyone who bought a home in Massachusetts since the start of the coronavirus pandemic now faces a countdown clock to get their homes’ smoke and carbon monoxide detectors inspected.
As fire departments began suspending inspections, over 13,000 transactions were pending a closing, many of which needed a smoke and carbon monoxide detector certificate of compliance.
A changing regulation could stall closings after Dec. 1 if Realtors and homeowners don’t check smoke alarms before scheduling inspections.