No person shall hereafter erect or cause to be erected or converted,
by change or alteration, any building or structure which, or any part of which,
shall be inadequate or defective in respect to strength, ventilation, light,
drainage or any other usual, proper or necessary provision or precaution,
nor shall the builder, lessee or tenant or occupant of any such building or
structure cause or allow any matter or thing to be done in or about any such
building or structure dangerous or injurious to life or health.
No owner, agent or lessee of any building or any part thereof shall
let, lease or hire out the same or any portion thereof to be occupied by any
person or allow the same to be occupied as a place in which anyone may dwell
or lodge, except when such building or such parts thereof shall have:
A.
At least one window or skylight directly to the outside
air, having a total area of such openings equaling not less than 10% of the
floor area of such room.
B.
In every room used for sleeping purposes not less than
400 cubic feet of air space and 50 square feet of floor space for each adult
occupant and at least 250 cubic feet of air space and 30 square feet of floor
space for each child occupying such room.
C.
Potable water at sufficient pressure and quantity for
each family unit.
D.
Plumbing fixtures consisting of a kitchen sink, bathtub
or shower, lavatory and flush toilet properly connected to the water supply.
E.
Facilities for the discharge of all household waste into
a public sewerage system approved by the State Department of Health or into
a private sewerage system approved by the Board of Health.
F.
In each bathroom or water closet, at least one outside
window that can be opened or shall be provided with suitable automatic mechanical
means of ventilation, and the floor shall be constructed of nonpermeable material.
G.
Provided an accommodated and are, in all respects, in
that condition of cleanliness and wholesomeness for which this article or
any law of the state provides or in which they or either of them require such
premises to be kept.
A.
No owner, agent or lessee shall let, lease or hire out
any building or any part thereof to be occupied by any person or allow the
same to be occupied for more than 24 hours unless an adequate supply of heat
is furnished from a permanent installation, except that gas heaters may be
installed but not without permanent connections and proper venting, nor shall
kerosene stoves or other fuel-burning devices be used without proper venting.
B.
Owners, agents and superintendents of buildings occupied
as residences, when the owners have agreed to supply heat, from October 1
to May 1 of each year, shall maintain every unit of dwelling space and every
habitable room therein at least at 68° F. whenever the outside temperature
falls below 60° F. during the daytime hours from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
At times other than those specified, interiors of units of dwelling space
shall be maintained at least at 60° F. whenever the outside temperature
falls below 40° F.
Whenever it shall be decided by the Board of Health that any building
or part thereof is unfit for human habitation by reason of the same having
been determined by the Board to be in a condition dangerous to health or life
or to be likely to cause sickness to the occupant or to any other person and
notice of such decision shall have been served upon the owner or agent or
lessee or occupant, including, where required, an order directing all persons
therein to vacate such building or any part thereof, such building or any
part thereof shall, within 10 days thereafter be vacated, or in case of special
emergency, within such shorter time as in such notice may be specified. The
Board of Health may, from time to time, deem it necessary to consult the Construction
Official in these circumstances.
No privy vault, cesspool or septic tank shall hereafter be constructed.
Proper temporary toilet facilities, such as port-a-johns, are permissible
for temporary events, such as carnivals or street fairs, provided they are
kept clean and not kept in residential areas.
