Replacing smoke detectors: Who needs to be active in 2023

Created: 12/26/2022 7:13 am

By: Sophia Lother

In 2023, many people in Germany will have a new task.

After all, many smoke detectors have to be replaced.

Who is affected:

Kassel – According to the law, many private apartments must now be equipped with smoke detectors.

However, the federal states determine which apartments and which rooms this regulation applies to.

In this regard, many requirements vary greatly from country to country.

But for many citizens it means that from 2023 they will have to add one more task to their to-do list.

Because: Once the smoke detector has been installed, the obligation of many owners and tenants does not end.

Read here what is planned from 2023 and who is affected:

Many citizens will have to replace their smoke detectors in 2023.

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Smoke detector obligation: Many citizens must become active in 2023

The problem: In some federal states, smoke detectors became mandatory in 2013.

Many of these devices have to be replaced after ten years and six months at the latest - some even after five or eight years.

initiative has compiled the regulations of the individual federal states

as follows:

Smoke detectors are mandatory for new and existing buildings

While the installation is always the responsibility of the owner or landlord, detector maintenance also varies from state to state.

Even in federal states in which the landlord is responsible for the smoke detector maintenance, he can hand over responsibility to the tenant with a separate contractual agreement.

Find out about the respective legal situation to be on the safe side.

Replacing smoke detectors: when to act

In 2013, many citizens will therefore have to replace their smoke detectors.

Affected are those who live in new buildings whose detectors have a 10-year replacement requirement and live in the following federal state:

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Replacing smoke detectors: How can you tell the expiry date?

Ideally, the smoke detector should clearly state when it was manufactured, usually on the inside.

In the best-case scenario, there is also a record of when the device needs to be replaced, according to the initiative.

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