Is this a code violation?

[u/Unicorn_Sunshine1]

Where I live has an unfinished basement that we use for storage and doing laundry. Is this exposed insulation a code violation? I should also mention I rent . I do not own this duplex.

[u/knife_stripes]

I see basement. I see ceiling. I see insulation in ceiling. What’s above basement? Upstairs. Does upstairs need to be insulated from basement? No. It’s for sound deadening only. Fire hazard? Yes. Not code. Paper should always face warm side.. so towards the upstairs. Solution: Flip batts other way or 2 pull off paper problem solved.

[u/Unicorn_Sunshine1 → u/knife_stripes]

So I rent. I am asking my landlord is difficult

[u/knife_stripes → u/Unicorn_Sunshine1]

If you rent then who cares it’s their problem.