Fire Escapes & Extinguishers

[Chris Sweeney]

Just a question to satisfy my curiosity. When are fire escapes required for rentals? Anything over 4 units? Anything over a certain square footage? Anything 3 stories or more? Etc., etc., etc. Also, is the requirement, if any, based on national building codes or local building/fire codes?

Also, are we, as landlords, required to provide tenants with fire extinguishers. I always do and always have, but is it actually required by law/code? I can see liability in not providing one, but I suppose I could also some some liability in providing one but not maintaining it yearly and/or having it not function when it needs to.

Any thoughts? Thanks!