24 CFR § 200.76 - Smoke detectors.

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title: "24 CFR § 200.76 - Smoke detectors."
title_number: 24
title_name: "Housing and Urban Development"
section_number: "200.76"
section_name: "Smoke detectors."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT"
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part_number: "200"
part_name: "INTRODUCTION TO FHA PROGRAMS"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1702-1715z-21; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d)."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 24467, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 200.76 Smoke detectors.

Smoke detectors and alarm devices must be installed in accordance with standards and criteria acceptable to the Commissioner for the protection of occupants in any dwelling or facility bedroom or other primary sleeping area.