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 foundation, floor, wall, ceiling and roof shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof, shall be capable of affording privacy and shall be kept in good repair. All exterior wood surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods, shall be protected from the elements and decay by paint or other protective covering or treatment, using nontoxic materials when children under the age of six reside in the dwelling or dwelling unit or rooming unit.
Every window, skylight, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof and shall be kept in sound working condition and good repair.
Every inside and outside stair, every porch and every appurtenance thereto shall be maintained and kept in sound condition and good repair.
Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained in good sanitary working condition, free from defects, leaks and obstructions.
Every water closet compartment, floor surface and bathroom floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
Unless other provisions are made, gutters, leaders and downspouts shall be provided and maintained in good working condition and so as to provide drainage of storm water. All rainwater shall be so drained and conveyed from every roof so as not to cause dampness in the walls, ceiling or floors of any habitable room or of any bathroom or water closet compartment.
A. 
All painted portions of all buildings used in whole or in part for human habitation, as well as any accessory structures on the premises thereof, shall be kept free of cracked, chipped, blistered, flaked, loose or peeling paint. Any such surface shall be properly prepared and repainted with a paint or other covering conforming to the standards as required in accordance with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, Chapter 63 of the Social Security Act, as the same may be amended from time to time.
B. 
The owners of all dwellings shall comply with the requirements of Section 19a-111c of the Connecticut General Statutes and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto concerning the removal of toxic levels of lead from dwellings, as the same may be amended from time to time. The NMHD may require any such owner to submit evidence of compliance with the requirements of the aforesaid provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes from qualified testing firms acceptable to the NMHD.
C. 
Whenever the NMHD receives a report of lead poisoning or otherwise determines that a child under the age of six has an abnormal body burden of lead, the NMHD may cause the paint or water on the premises of the dwelling in which such child resides to be tested for lead content. The NMHD shall take appropriate action to compel abatement of hazardous conditions if the lead content of paint or water on such premises exceeds the permissible limits thereof as established in this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, abatement shall be required if the lead content of paint on the premises exceeds the standards established in accordance with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Act, Chapter 63 of the Social Security Act, as the same may be amended from time to time. Similarly, abatement shall be required if the lead content of water on the premises meets or exceeds fifteen one-thousandths of one milligram per liter (0.015 milligram/liter).
D. 
The NMHD may engage or order the engagement of qualified firms to perform testing for lead content in paint and water. In addition, the NMHD may engage or order the engagement of firms to monitor compliance with abatement regulations or with abatement orders issued pursuant to this section or to certify that abatements have been successfully accomplished.
Every dwelling, multiple dwelling, rooming house or accessory structure, and the premises on which any such structures are located, shall be maintained so as to prevent and eliminate rodent harborage.
A. 
All openings in the exterior walls, foundations, basements, ground or first floors and roofs which have a half-inch-diameter or more opening shall be ratproofed in an approved manner if they are within 48 inches of the existing exterior ground level immediately below such openings or if they may be reached by rats from the ground by climbing unguarded pipes, wires, cornices, stairs, roofs and other items such as trees or vines or by burrowing.
B. 
All sewers, pipes, drains or conduits and openings around such pipes and conduits shall be constructed to prevent the ingress or egress of rats to or from a building.
C. 
Interior floors of basements, cellars and other areas in contact with the soil shall be ratproofed in an approved manner.
D. 
Any materials used for ratproofing shall be acceptable to the NMHD.
Every supplied facility, piece of equipment or utility which is required under this chapter shall be so constructed or installed that it will function safely and effectively and shall be maintained in satisfactory working condition. All construction and materials, ways and means of egress and installation and use of equipment shall conform to applicable state and local laws dealing with fire protection.
No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under this chapter to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied dwelling let or occupied by him or her, except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the NMHD.
No owner shall let to any other person any vacant dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary and fit for human occupancy.