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.
