It shall be the duty of every person who shall have contracted or undertaken or shall be bound to heat or to furnish heat for any building or portion thereof occupied as a home or place of residence of one (1) or more persons or as a business establishment where one (1) or more persons are employed, to heat or to furnish heat for every occupied room in such building or portion thereof so that a minimum temperature of sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68° F) may be maintained therein at all such times; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to buildings or portions thereof used and occupied for trades, businesses or occupations where high or low temperatures are essential and unavoidable.
For the purpose of this Article, wherever a building is heated by means of a furnace, boiler or other apparatus under the control of the owner, agent or lessee of such building, such owner, agent or lessee, in the absence of a contract or agreement to the contrary, shall be deemed to have contracted, undertaken or bound himself or herself to furnish heat in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
[Added 12-1-54 by Ord. No. C-510]
A. 
The word "equipment" as used in this section shall mean a furnace, boiler or other heating apparatus, appliances, devices and appurtenances.
B. 
Where it is necessary to heat a building within the meaning of this Article by means of equipment furnished or supplied by the owner or his agent, it shall be the duty of such owner or his agent to keep and maintain such equipment in good working order at all times as defined in this Article. In the event that such equipment shall fail to continue to operate in good working order, it shall be the duty of the owner or his agent, within forty-eight (48) hours after written or oral notice thereof, to put said equipment in good working order.
A. 
The term "at all such times" as used in this Article, unless otherwise provided by a contract or agreement, shall include the time between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. with respect to a building or portion thereof occupied as a home or place of residence, and the usual working hours established and maintained with respect to a building or portion thereof occupied as a business establishment, of each day whenever the outer or street temperature shall fall below fifty degrees Fahrenheit (50° F.).
B. 
The term "contract" as used in this Article shall be taken to mean and include a written or verbal contract.