Verification of smoke detectors

[Nancy C.]

I recently switched management of my three family over to a management company and they handled new tenants moving in. When I do the move in, tenants sign a condition statement that includes "smoke detector batteries were replaced on 9/1/12 and all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were tested and found to be in working order". I think this will help later if there is ever a fire to verify that batteries were replaced, etc. Unfortunately, the new management company just sent the tenants a blank condition statement without the above statement.

Do you think it's sufficient that the management company "signed off" on the operation of the smoke detectors, or should I have the management company go back and have each tenant sign something stating that the detectors are in good working order?