164.9492 Duty of public or private postsecondary institution to disclose existence or

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nonexistence of automatic fire suppression system in on-campus housing

facility -- Exemption.

(1)Any public or private institution of postsecondary education which operates or acts

as agent for an on-campus housing facility within the Commonwealth shall disclose

to any potential lessee as to whether the on-campus housing facility is or is not

equipped with an automatic fire suppression system.

(2)Except as provided in subsection

(4)of this section, a two

(2)part written disclosure

statement separate from other rental documents, with typeface of no less than

fourteen

(14)points, shall be signed by both parties acknowledging that disclosure

of the presence or lack of an automatic fire suppression system has been made.

(3)The potential lessee shall be given a copy of the disclosure form and a copy shall be

retained by the lessor for the duration of the rental agreement. At the end of each

calendar year, institutions of postsecondary education shall make available, upon

request from the state fire marshal or any local fire official, a copy of the disclosure

form and an affidavit certifying that disclosure as to whether or not the premises

were equipped with an automatic fire suppression system were provided as part of

any rental agreement.

(4)If the institution has an automatic fire suppression system in place and properly

functioning at every on-campus housing facility under the control of the institution,

the institution shall be exempt from this section.