They want you to install this yes 
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Why have you got my phone?
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Like what would you do privately ? You would put alarms in Windows and doors that go on poool side? Or why would you put fence around your own pool? I donât even host children .
Or would you hard wire smoke detector ?
I have battery operated smoke detectors but itâs not enough for license .
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TrueâŚwell I donât do less than 30 days now anyway âŚthese new regulations just convinced me even more
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Most of the items mentioned, like hard-wired smoke alarms and fenced in pools, are things that most rentals have anyway arenât they? Our STR insurance more or less insists on these things anyway.
As @Chris says, itâs levelling the playing field. If hosts are operating without all the legalities then yes, they can charge less. Lucky them ⌠as they can also get fined, closed down or sued to smithereens if a guest is injured. And I think that most of us agree that if we know that a loved one is staying in a rental, weâd prefer it to have hard-wired smoke alarms, working fire extinguishers, legal wiring and other safety aspects that the authories insist on, wouldnât we?
Bear in mind too that we will outlast those illegal hosts who will be either forced to close or decide to close when they suddenly realise that being an Airbnb hosts isnât a road to immense riches 
I .not sure how people host illegally nowadays. They will be discovered for sure
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These folks just did.
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Theyâre not expensive to buy, and not expensive to fit, at least not in UK or Spain.
Weâve had them in all of our LTRâs since way before they became compulsory and have smoke alarms in both STRâs here, even though theyâre not a requirement for our licence.
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We had to fit them some years ago but interestingly, it wasnât because of a legal requirement for STR (that came later) it was an edict from the HOA. And those guys have a lot of power.
But yes, it wasnât expensive at all.
Hard wired smoke alarms have been code for all new construction for awhile. These are things that any conscientious person would want in their rental regardless of legalities. It also makes perfect sense to me to have inspections and licensing, not just of STR but of LTR as well.
We still donât know what the requirements are for a cabin in rural MT though.
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Here in US 800$ for all rooms. I am perfectly fine with not hard wired. Just check battery timely .
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How many rooms is that?
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Its 6 all togetherâŚ
So about $130 or so per room, which is not dissimilar to UK/Spain, and (in my opinion) cheap at the price. If it were me doing it, Iâd also add in a heat detector for the kitchen, similar price to an SD and saves the âburning toastâ alarms
LTR legislation in Scotland is such that hardwired SDâs must be fitted in the hallway(s) and âmain living area(s)â, all interlinked and with a heat detector in the kitchen. We were about ÂŁ275ish including labour when we upgraded one two bedroom flat a couple of years ago.
JF
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Well I am not willing to spend all this money on something that is not nessesary for me . Itâs not that I donât have them âŚI just donât have them hard wired. In city of Hallandale âŚjust minutes away from my town itâs not even required . If itâs for safety of people then why not impose same regulations on every rental. Makes no sense that they target only short terms. Itâs still same people. .just staying longer
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We were obliged to have them, even in our own homes.
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we have decide to just shut down, because all the regulations they are asking for would be too much for a little cabin. The motel folks have cabins also at $125. a night for just a bed and bath. They hate air bnb and are working on shutting all of them. It is sad because we so enjoyed all the folks that came and enjoyed a stay in the woods. Things are getting so political now and those that run things are so crooked and do what only those that pay them off tell them.
I would have loved to know what those were.
Best of luck in the future.
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Here, the inspector required them to to mounted on wall via brackets at about 5 ft high and nearest the cottage exit door or near the exit from kitchen in larger unit.
I think having them under sink is flawed and so does local inspector. He said you want to be grabbing it on your way out without having to bend down.
I take them once yearly to get reinspected (reduces cost vs onsite visit) and have to buy new set every 7 years.
Re smoke alarms: Here, existing units like mine only need a 10yr sealed battery type unit.
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