Attachment 4 _ Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992.pdf

This document is a legal memorandum related to the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1992, dated January 8, 1993, from the Office of Insured Housing and Finance. The memorandum outlines key provisions affecting multifamily housing projects, specifically addressing fire safety systems requirements. The Act mandates that after October 16, 1992, all "other" multifamily projects must protect their units by installing either hard-wired or battery-operated smoke detectors, with specific guidelines for reconstruction and alterations of multifamily properties.

The document further clarifies that newly constructed multifamily projects of four or more stories must have an automatic sprinkler system and hard-wired smoke detectors, with an interim regulation allowing implementation through October 1, 1994. The memorandum also notes that state and local governments can enact more stringent fire safety regulations, and HUD may have the legal basis to preempt local regulations that could jeopardize a project's ability to avoid default. The communication provides guidance to field offices about communicating and implementing these new fire safety requirements for multifamily housing projects.