RetrofitLA Informational Posts
When selling a home in the incorporated city of Hawthorne, the following items should be checked by a independent third party retrofitter for full compliance. This ensures all parties, including agents and their brokers, will be covered in case of loss, injury or death after the close of escrow. City of Hawthorne requires working smoke detectors […]
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Our crew visits Los Angeles County based Realtor Open Houses every week, and lately we have noticed that Relators have been very creative about their marketing! Here are a few of the best of Realtor open house giveaways we have seen lately. Tacos 1986 – Homemade tacos on site for all of your guests and
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You can modify an old Kidde cable to work with the newer 2024+ Kidde ‘Detect’ Series detectors, models CUAR and CUAR-V. It’s easy! Follow these steps. Do you have a newer Kidde detector like this, and missing the newer (2024+) cable that should have come with it? Here is a simple way to modify one
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When selling a home in the city of Los Angeles, Tarzana area, the following items should be checked by a independent third party retrofitter for full compliance. This ensures all parties, including sellers, agents and their brokers, will be covered in case of problems after the close of escrow. Tarzana in located in the city
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Traveling this summer? The Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector is our top pick for the best travel-sized carbon monoxide detector for you, your family and your clients. This Kidde model is incredibly lightweight and easy to pack. It’s also very easy to use thanks to the simple one-button display. It is affordable and very reliable. We
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When selling a home in the incorporated city of Lawndale, the following items should be checked by a independent third party retrofitter for full compliance. This ensures all parties, including agents and their brokers, will be covered in case of loss, injury or death after the close of escrow. City of Lawndale requires working smoke detectors
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In a nutshell, by July 1, 2024, all US smoke detector manufacturers must manufacture their smoke detector requirements to a new stricter level. That level includes the following: How can one tell the difference between the pre-2024 smoke detectors and this new standard? Look for new packaging referencing this new standard. Also, all July 1,
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Your smoke detectors work great until one day or night they go off for no reason, and why is that? Here are the most common reasons smoke detectors trigger a false alarm, and usually at the worst time. Not worth the risk of having no correctly working smoke detector for you and your family –
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When selling a home in the city of Los Angeles, El Sereno area, the following items should be checked by a independent third party retrofitter for full compliance. This ensures all parties, including sellers, agents and their brokers, will be covered in case of problems after the close of escrow. El Sereno is located in
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ORDINANCE NO. 01-592 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE PLUMBING CODE TO REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF APPROVED SEISMIC GAS SHUTOFF VALVES IN CERTAIN STRUCTURES AND AMENDING THE WEST HOLLYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Findings.
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For 2024, as for previous years, landlords must adhere to state mandated rules for smoke detectors in all types of rental units. This includes detached homes, condos, townhomes and apartments. Requirements – Working battery type or hard wired smoke detectors in each bedroom, bedroom hallway and one each living level of the rental unit. If
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1 – Amazon – Top Pick – You can’t beat the price or convenience. All carbon monoxide detectors will be CA compliant, but not all smoke detectors. Make sure any smoke or combo detector that is powered solely by batteries must contain 10 year type batteries that are non-replaceable. More here on that. 2- Home
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The LADWP COC – or certificate of compliance – is required when selling in the city of Los Angeles for all types of property. Instructions are provided on the certificate as to what it is and when it is to be used. The COC is only to be used with property in the city of
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No need to buy new smoke detectors if you have good, working ones. Here, though, are simple ways to make sure you have safe detectors to save your life. You don’t always have to replace smoke detectors, but make sure you pay attention to them every few months – and you will sleep better at
6 Tips For Safe Smoke Detectors That May Just Save Your Life Read More »
Is it time to think about if your carbon monoxide, or CO, detector needs replacing? Here are five quick ways to tell if your detector should be replaced. Here is a quick explainer on what CO is and is not. Bottom line – when in doubt, install a new CO detector in your home, especially
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