Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors-New CT Law and Latest Product From Nest

Many fatal home fires can be avoided if you have working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home.  The sooner you and your loved one’s know of a fire or elevated carbon monoxide levels anywhere in your home the greater chance you have to get out safely.  The State of CT feels so strongly about the effectiveness of working home detectors that as of January 1, 2014 Public Act 13-272 went into effect requiring a completed affidavit on some home sales transactions.  I received a copy of the Act, below, from a local attorney, Ryan Corey of Baillie & Hershmann, P.C.:
PUBLIC ACT 13-272
AN ACT REQUIRING WORKING SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AT THE TIME TITLE IS TRANSFERRED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2014 ) (a) Prior to transferring title to any real property containing a residential building designed to be occupied by one or two families for which a building permit for new occupancy was issued prior to October 1, 2005, the transferor of such real property shall present to the transferee an affidavit certifying (1) that such building permit for new occupancy was issued on or after October 1, 1985, or that such residential building is equipped with smoke detection and warning equipment complying with this section, and (2) that such residential building is equipped with carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment complying with this section or does not pose a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning because such residential building does not contain a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace or attached garage.
(b) Any transferor who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall credit the transferee with the sum of two hundred fifty dollars at closing.
(c) Any smoke detection and warning equipment required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall (1) be capable of sensing visible or invisible smoke particles, (2) be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and in the immediate vicinity of each bedroom, (3) not exceed the standards under which such equipment was tested and approved, and (4) be  capable of providing an alarm suitable to warn occupants when such equipment is activated. Such equipment may be operated using batteries.
(d) Any carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall (1) be capable of showing the amount of carbon monoxide present as a reading in parts per million, (2) be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, (3) not exceed the standards under which such equipment was tested and approved, and (4) be capable of providing an alarm suitable to warn occupants when such equipment is activated. Such equipment may be operated using batteries.
(e) The following shall be exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section: (1) Any transfer from one or more co-owners solely to one or more of the other co-owners; (2) transfers made to the spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, child, grandparent or grandchild of the transferor where no consideration is paid; (3) transfers pursuant to an order of the court; (4) transfers by the federal government or any political subdivision thereof; (5) transfers by deed in lieu of foreclosure; (6) any transfer of title incident to the refinancing of an existing debt secured by a mortgage; (7) transfers by mortgage deed or other instrument to secure a debt where the transferor’s title to the real property being transferred is subject to a preexisting debt secured by a mortgage; and (8) transfers made by executors, administrators, trustees or conservators.
This Act is timely in that I just read about a great new detector from Nest in Popular Mechanics, February 2014.  The detector is attractive, networkable to other Nest detectors in your home, so that all alarms activate if one senses danger, and WiFi enabled to send text to your smarphone when battery is low and updates needed.  Follow this link to the Nest site to learn more:
https://nest.com/smoke-co-alarm/life-with-nest-protect/