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164.9492 Duty of public or private postsecondary institution to disclose existence or nonexistence of automatic fire suppression system in on-campus housing facility -- Exemption.

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Page 1 of 1 164.9492 Duty of public or private postsecondary institution to disclose existence or nonexistence of automatic fire suppression system in on-campus housing <br>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 <br>to any potential lessee as to whether the on-campus housing facility is or is not <br>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 <br>fourteen (14) points, shall be signed by both parties acknowledging that disclosure <br>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 <br>calendar year, institutions of postsecondary education shall make available, upon <br>request from the state fire marshal or any local fire official, a copy of the disclosure <br>form and an affidavit certifying that disclosure as to whether or not the premises <br>were equipped with an automatic fire suppression system were provided as part of <br>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, <br>the institution shall be exempt from this section. Effective: July 13, 2004 <br>History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/2004). Although 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 1, indicated that this section was to be created as a new section on KRS 383.010 <br>to 383.285, the statute has been codified in KRS Chapter 164 due to the subject <br>matter of the section and in accordance with KRS 7.136(1)(a).