No person shall let to another person for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following requirements.
Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate glass area of windows for habitable rooms shall be not less than 20 inches by 24 inches or 5.7 square feet. Windows for habitable rooms shall not be more than 44 inches from the floor.
Every habitable room shall have at least one window which can easily be opened or such other device as will adequately ventilate the room. The total of the openable window area in every habitable room shall be equal to at least 45% of the minimum aggregate glass area of the window as required in § 30-13, except where there is supplied some other device affording adequate ventilation and approved by the NMHD.
Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall comply with the light and ventilation requirements for habitable rooms contained in §§ 30-13 and 30-14, except where the bathroom or water closet compartment is adequately ventilated by a ventilation system which is kept in continuous or automatic operation and approved by the NMHD.
Every dwelling unit and all public and common areas shall be supplied with electric service, outlets and fixtures which shall be properly installed, shall be maintained in good and safe working condition and shall be connected to the source of electric power in a manner prescribed by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the State of Connecticut and the Town of New Milford. The capacity of such services and the number of outlets and fixtures shall be as follows:
A. 
Every habitable room shall have an electric service and outlets and/or fixtures capable of providing at least three watts per square foot of floor area.
B. 
Every habitable room shall have at least one floor- or wall-type electric convenience outlet for each 60 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area, and in no case fewer than two such outlets.
C. 
Every water closet compartment, bathroom, laundry room, furnace room and public hall shall contain at least one supplied ceiling- or wall-type electric light fixture.
A. 
Every dwelling or dwelling unit shall be supplied with heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments located therein to a temperature of at least 65° F., at a distance three feet above floor level, when the outdoor temperature is below zero degrees Fahrenheit . Space-heating facilities may be used only for single-family dwellings. Central- or space-heating facilities must meet the following requirements:
(1) 
Every central-heating unit and/or central hot-water heating unit shall:
(a) 
Have every heat duct, steam pipe and/or hot-water pipe free of leaks and functioning properly to provide an adequate amount of heat and/or hot water to the intended place of delivery.
(b) 
Be provided with seals between sections of hot-air furnaces to prevent the escape of noxious gases into heat ducts.
(c) 
If employing electricity, be connected to an electric circuit of adequate capacity in an approved manner.
(d) 
Be provided with automatic or safety devices and be installed and operated in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the State of Connecticut and the Town of New Milford.
(2) 
Every space-heating unit and/or unit hot-water facility shall:
(a) 
Not use gasoline as fuel.
(b) 
Not be of the portable type if using solid, liquid or gaseous fuel.
(c) 
If employing flame, be connected to a flue or vent in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the State of Connecticut and the Town of New Milford.
(d) 
If employing solid or liquid fuels, have a fire-resistant panel beneath it.
(e) 
Be located at least two feet away from any wall or be equipped in an approved manner with insulation sufficient to prevent the overhanging of any wall.
(f) 
If employing gaseous fuel, be equipped with other than a rubber tube or armored rubber tube connector.
(g) 
If employing electricity, be connected to an electric circuit of adequate capacity in an approved manner.
(h) 
Be installed and operated in the manner required by the statutes, ordinances and regulations of the State of Connecticut and the Town of New Milford.
B. 
In every dwelling unit and/or rooming unit when the control of the supplied heat is the responsibility of a person other than the occupant, a temperature of at least 65° F. shall be maintained in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments at a distance of three feet above the floor level at all times.
C. 
The heating devices provided shall be equipped with a control valve and/or thermostat to allow the occupant of the dwelling or dwelling unit to regulate and/or reduce the heat supplied.
Every common hallway and stairway in every multiple dwelling shall be adequately lighted with lighting facilities sufficient to provide a light intensity of at least one lumen at the floor or stair tread level at all times. Every common hallway and stairway in structures devoted solely to dwelling occupancy and containing not more than four dwelling units may be supplied with conveniently located switches controlling an adequate lighting system which may be turned on when needed instead of full-time lighting.
During that portion of each year when there is a need for protection against mosquitoes, flies and other insects (May 15 to October 30), every door opening directly from a dwelling unit to outdoor space shall have supplied properly fitting screens having at least 16 mesh, and a self-closing device. Every window or other device with openings to outdoor space used or intended to be used for ventilation shall likewise be supplied with screens having at least 16 mesh, with a secure attachment to the window frame, provided that such screens shall not be required during such period in rooms deemed by the NMHD to be located high enough in the upper stories of buildings as to be free from such insects and in rooms located in areas of the Town of New Milford which are deemed by the NMHD to have so few insects as to render screens unnecessary.
Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents or other pests shall be supplied with a screen or such other device as will effectively prevent their entrance.