Bay Area Air Quality Fireplace Disclosure

On October 21, 2015, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) adopted amendments to Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices (e.g., fireplaces and woodstoves) to further reduce fine particulate emissions (PM₂.₅) from residential wood burning. Effective June 1, 2016, Regulation 6, Rule 3, Section 304 requires anyone who is selling, renting or leasing property in the nine counties of the Bay Area, that has a wood-burning device, to disclose health hazards of PM₂.₅. A wood-burning device is defined as any wood heater, fireplace, or any indoor permanently installed device used to burn any solid fuel for space-heating or aesthetic purposes.

To comply with the requirements of the rule, the Air District prepared the enclosed “Residential Wood Burning Disclosure.”

Disclosures must be signed and dated by the buyer or renter upon receipt. The Air District updated the Residential Wood Burning Disclosure on October 1, 2024. All transactions after January 1, 2025 shall use the enclosed updated Disclosure.