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Topeka adopts 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments; carbon‑monoxide detectors required

Topeka City Council · December 17, 2025

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Summary

The council adopted the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments after staff described updates to definitions (rubbish and accumulation), tenant definitions, wiring protections and a larger fire‑safety chapter that includes a carbon‑monoxide alarm requirement for dwellings with fuel‑burning appliances or attached garages.

John Shardine, property‑maintenance division director, told the council the proposed update to the Topeka Municipal Code implements the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) to strengthen safety, reduce litigation risk and align fire, building and property‑maintenance standards.

Shardine highlighted several changes: expanded definitions of…

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