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(2 ) Acceptability criteria. The dwelling unit and its equipment must be free of vermin and <br /> rodent infestation . <br /> ( n) Smoke detectors performance requirement—( 1 ) Except as provided in paragraph <br /> (n)(2) of this section , each dwelling unit must have at least one battery -operated or hard - <br /> wired smoke detector, in proper operating condition , on each level of the dwelling unit, <br /> including basements but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished attics . Smoke detectors <br /> must be installed in accordance with and meet the requirements of the National Fire <br /> Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 74 (or its successor standards) . If the dwelling <br /> unit is occupied by any hearing- impaired person, - smoke detectors must have an alarm <br /> system , designed for hearing- impaired persons as specified in NFPA 74 ( or successor <br /> standards) . <br /> (2 ) For units assisted prior to April 24, 1993 , owners who installed battery -operated or <br /> hard -wired smoke detectors prior to April 24, 1993 in compliance with HUD' s smoke <br /> detector requirements, including the regulations published on July 30, 1992 , (57 FR <br /> 33846 ) , will not be required subsequently to comply with any additional requirements <br /> mandated by NFPA 74 (i . e . , the owner would not be required to install a smoke detector <br /> in a basement not used for living purposes , nor would the owner be required to change <br /> the location of the smoke detectors that have already been installed on the other floors of <br /> the unit) . <br /> [60 FR 34695 , July 3 , 1995 , as amended at 61 FR 27163 , May 30, 1996 ; 63 FR 23861 , <br /> Apr . 30, 1998 ; 64 FR 26646 , May 14, 1999 ; 64 FR 49658 , Sept. 14, 1999 ; 64 FR 50230, <br /> Sept . 15 , 1999 ] <br />