Luis Farlow: I am not so sure that it is illegal, but if you are that concerned about it, you could simply ask your landlord to have them furnished. I am 100% sure that he'll comply, giving that these are simple requirements of his insurance agency for a payout, should a claim arise.
Marty Tichnell: I live in Pittsburgh PA
Cierra Gadbaw: No, he does not need to provide a fire extinguisher for an apartment like you've described, but in most states he would need to provide a back door entrance and, barring that, a fire escape, and you need to have smoke alarms as well. But we'd really need to know your state before we can know how to answer.
Basil Blasingame: depends on your state.In my state, such things aren't required except in local ordinances. Some places they aren't required in buildings under a certain size or levels.A lot of people get odd ideas about renters rights because they first rent in college towns, which often have much stricter rules du! e to the number of bad fires in overcrowded student housing. There's a big difference in renting in a town say like Ann Arbor or Oberlin and the average suburb....Show more
Shelley Stevens: First, this would fall under state law, and you did not specify the state. But, I would be surprise if the state you lived in does not have any such law requiring them. Also, this should have been one of the things you looked at when you first checked out the apartment before renting.*EDIT* - And if your state happens to not have any such law, then you can go out and purchase those yourself. They are fairly inexpensive....Show more
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