An Act preventing fires and secondhand smoke in non-smoking rental housing

This bill creates a legal presumption that smoking occurred in non-smoking rental units if smoke detectors are removed, covered, or without power - unless the tenant proves otherwise through a third-party inspection. It directly affects landlords and tenants in properties with written no-smoking policies, requiring landlords to maintain working detectors and providing tenants a process to challenge false accusations. Key mechanisms include mandating municipal inspections within 3 business days (with a fee), allowing landlords to prove detector presence via photos or signed inventories, and awarding attorney fees to winning parties. The law explicitly prevents such cases from being treated as nonpayment disputes and protects tenants harmed by detector removal.