CO Detectors for New York

“Starting this month, carbon monoxide detectors will be required in every home throughout New York State,” says George W. Ilchert, Esq., a partner with Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell and Ryan, LLP (www.limrlaw.com), a personal injury law firm serving New York City and the entire tri-state region. “This new requirement is the result of new legislation passed by the New York State Legislature in 2009.”

According to Ilchert, the law, known as “Amanda’s Law,” requires all one- and two-family dwellings, condominiums, cooperatives, and multiple dwellings to have carbon monoxide detectors installed.

“The law was named after 16-year-old Amanda Hansen, of West Seneca New York,” explains Ilchert. “While sleeping at a friend's house Amanda lost her life because of a carbon monoxide leak from a defective boiler.”

According to Ilchert, carbon monoxide poisoning is the leading cause of accidental poisoning death and a recent survey found that many homes do not have carbon monoxide detectors. In New York State alone, 870 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide between 2000 and 2006.

“We at the Lurie Law Firm applaud this law because it is just another way to avoid serious injury and even death," Ilchert says. "It also raises awareness about this silent killer, which is very important."

According to National Fire Protection Association, a carbon monoxide detector costs about $20 and can detect the presence of carbon monoxide and sound an alarm. Code enforcement officials and fire departments across the state have been urging residents to quickly install such devices.

“Carbon monoxide is a colorless and odorless gas that is able to make its way into residences when fuel from a heating or cooking appliance is improperly burned,” Ilchert says. “The alarm warns of its presence and gives occupants time to escape its deadly effects.”

According to Ilchert, the new state law requires that CO detectors be installed in dwellings where there are appliances or systems that may emit carbon monoxide and dwellings that have an attached garage.

Established for more than 50 years, Lurie, Ilchert, Mac Donnell & Ryan LLP, located at 475 Park Avenue South (32nd Street) New York, NY, 10016, specializes in representing victims of all types of accidents including construction and demolition, falls from ladders, scaffolds, and roofs, automobiles, trains, and buses, babies with cerebral palsy and other brain damage, general medical malpractice, saws and electrical tools without guards, and slip and fall cases. For more information, call 212-685-7417 or visit www.limrlaw.com.

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