As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A subordinate building customarily incident to a principal
building on the same lot.
BUILDING
A type of structure with exterior walls, erected and framed
of component structural parts, designated for the housing, shelter,
enclosure and support of individuals, which contains one or more rooming
units as defined herein.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
INFESTATION
The presence or evidence of presence within or contiguous
to a structure or premises of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, excluding the buildings or
structures thereon.
ROOMING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
used or intended to be used for living and sleeping purposes which
is leased or rented to the public by its owner and/or its operator
on a commercial or for-profit basis, including tourist courts, motels
and motor courts, but excluding single-family, duplex and apartment
units.
RUBBISH
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage,
and including the residue from burning wood, coal, coke and other
combustible material; paper, rags, wood, rubber, tree branches, yard
trimmings, tin cans, metal, mineral matter, glass and dust and other
similar materials.
TENANT
The occupant of a rooming unit.
Any person, firm or corporation owning, operating
or maintaining, within any city, town or political subdivision comprising
the Central Connecticut Health District, any rooming unit shall possess
a valid license issued by the Health District.
The Director of Health or his authorized agent
shall be permitted, after proper identification, to enter at any reasonable
time any rooming unit for the purpose of making inspections, as deemed
necessary by the Director of Health or his authorized agent, to determine
compliance with this article, the Connecticut Public Health Code and
any other applicable codes, regulations or statutes.
The Director of Health may, after providing
opportunity for hearing and appeal, revoke a license for serious or
repeated violations of any of the requirements of this article, the
Connecticut Public Health Code, other applicable codes, regulations
or ordinances, or for interference with the Director of Health or
his authorized agent in the performance of their duties. Prior to
revocation, the Director of Health shall notify the license holder
or person in charge, in writing, of the reasons for which the license
is subject to revocation and that the license shall be revoked at
the end of 10 days following service of such notice unless an appeal
is filed with the Director of Health by the license holder within
48 business hours of receipt of the notice. If no appeal is filed
within 48 business hours, the revocation of the license becomes final.
Written notices and orders provided for in this
article shall be deemed to have been properly served when a copy of
the notice or order has been delivered personally or sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the owner, permit holder or person
in charge of the rooming unit. Such written notices and orders shall
also be deemed to have been properly served provided it has been posted
on the front entrance door of the main office or upon the nearest
window thereto in such a manner as to be clearly visible to the general
public from the exterior of the facility. Said notice shall not be
defaced or removed by any person except the Director of Health or
his authorized agent. A copy of any such notice or order shall be
filed in the records of the Director of Health.
The owner or operator of a rooming unit aggrieved
by a written notice or any order described above may, within 48 hours
after the receipt of such notice and/or order, appeal to the Director
of Health, who shall thereupon immediately examine the merits of such
case and may vacate, modify or affirm such written notice or order.
The owner or operator of a rooming unit who is aggrieved by such action
of the Director of Health, may, not later than three business days
after the date of receipt of such notice or order, appeal to the Commissioner
of Health, who shall thereupon immediately notify the authority from
whose order the appeal was taken and examine the merits of such case
and may vacate, modify or affirm such action in accordance with the
Connecticut General Statutes.
All tenants shall be responsible for maintaining
the rooming unit in which they reside and shall exhibit a degree of
personal hygiene within the rooming unit so as to maintain safe and
sanitary conditions in compliance with this article. At no time shall
a tenant infringe upon any neighboring rooming units due to odor,
vermin or any other result emanating from poor sanitary practices.