No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or let to another for occupancy
any dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein, or premises, which does
not comply with the following requirements. The Housing Officer of the municipality
shall cause periodic inspections to be made of dwelling premises to secure
compliance with these requirements.
All accessory structures, including detached garages, toolsheds, storage
sheds, fences or any other appurtenance to the main building, shall be maintained
at all times in a neat manner and in good repair and shall be effectively,
structurally sound.
No person shall keep or maintain on public or private property any motor
vehicle that is inoperable, that does not have a current license tag or current
inspection sticker and that has been left unattended for a period of 96 hours.
Such vehicle shall be classed as "junked" and shall be removed in accordance
with the provisions as hereinafter provided, except that antique cars shall
be identified by an antique license plate as issued by the State of Pennsylvania
and that an automobile in the process of being reconstructed for purposes
of qualifying as an antique car shall be registered with the Housing Officer
and the Police Department of Marple Township.
In every dwelling, multidwelling, dwelling unit and rooming unit, cellars,
basements and crawl spaces shall be maintained reasonably free from dampness
to prevent conditions conducive to decay or deterioration of the structure,
as required by the Building Code.
All floors, flooring, baseboards and trim shall be free of wide cracks
and loose, warped, protruding and rotted sections which could constitute a
hazardous and unsanitary condition. Walls and ceilings must be free of holes,
large cracks, loose plaster and other structural material which could collapse
and become an accident hazard. Plaster, paint and other surface materials
shall be of such character as to be easily cleanable and reasonably smooth,
clean and tight.
Every toilet and bathroom floor surface shall be constructed and maintained
so as to be substantially impervious to water and so as to permit such floor
to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition.