Basements and cellars. Basements, cellar and crawl spaces are to
be maintained free of moisture, and ventilation shall be required
where necessary to prevent accumulations of moisture and dampness.
General sanitation and safety. All parts of the premises shall be
kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free of nuisances and free
from health, safety and fire hazards.
Accumulations of garbage. No accumulation or obstruction from garbage,
refuse or rubbish shall be permitted on common stairways, areaways,
balconies, porches, hallways, basements or cellars.
Floors, interior walls and ceilings. Floors, interior walls and ceilings
of every structure shall be structurally sound and maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition.
Floors generally. Floors shall be considered to be structurally sound
when capable of safely bearing imposed loads, and shall maintained
at all times in a condition so as to be smooth, clean and free from
cracks, breaks and other hazards.
Bathrooms, water closet compartment and kitchen floors. Bathroom,
water closet compartment, shower room and kitchen floors shall be
kept at all times in a clean and sanitary condition.
Walls and ceilings generally. Walls and ceilings shall be maintained
in good repair and free from cracks, breaks, loose plaster and similar
conditions. Walls shall be provided with paint, paper, sealing material
or other protective covering so that the said walls and ceilings shall
be kept clean, free of visible foreign matter, sanitary and well maintained
at all times.
Stairs and railing. Interior stairs of every structure shall be structurally
sound and free from defects. Stairs shall be adequately lighted in
all places with control switches operable from each story to permit
safe use at night for persons ascending or descending, except where
artificial lighting for hallways and common areaways is supplied in
accordance with state law from a master control switch.
Garbage disposal. All such structures shall be provided with watertight
receptacles with tight-fitting covers sufficient in capacity to hold
all refuse, garbage and waste matter from said building or structure,
which receptacles shall not be located nor maintained in such a manner
as to provide the creation of a nuisance or a health hazard.
Means of ventilation shall be provided for every habitable room. Such ventilation may be provided either by an easily operable window or skylight having an operable area of at least 45% of the minimum window area or minimum skylight area as required in Subsection O. of this section, or by other means acceptable to the Administrative Authority which will provide at least two air changes per hour.
Means of ventilation shall be provided for every bathroom or water closet compartment. Such ventilation may be provided either by an easily operable window or skylight having an openable area of at least 45% of the minimum window area or minimum skylight area as required in Subsection O. of this section, or by other means acceptable to the Administrative Authority which will provide at least six air changes per hour.
Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed,
maintained in good and safe working condition, and are capable of
safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and
watercloset compartments located therein. The temperature shall be
read at a height of three feet above floor level at the center of
the room.
Every space heater, except electrical, shall be properly vented to
a chimney or duct leading to outdoors. Unvented portable space heaters,
burning solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels, shall be prohibited.
Every habitable room shall have at least one window or skylight facing
directly to the outdoors. The minimum total window or skylight area
measured between stops, for every habitable room shall be 10% of the
floor area of such room. Whenever walls or other portions of structures
face a window of any habitable room and are located less than three
feet from the window and extend to a level above that of the ceiling
of the room, such a window shall not be included in calculating the
required minimum total window area.
Every habitable room shall contain at least two separate wall type
electric convenience outlets, or one such convenience outlet and one
ceiling or wall type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and
fixture shall be maintained in good and safe condition, and shall
be connected to the source of electric power. No temporary wiring
shall be used except extension cords which run directly from portable
electrical fixtures to convenience outlets and which do not lie under
rugs or other floor coverings, nor extend through doorways, transoms,
or other openings through structural elements.
Every portion of each staircase, hall, cellar, basement, landing,
furnace room, utility room, and all similar nonhabitable space located
in a dwelling shall have either natural or artificial light available
at all times, with an illumination of at least two lumens per square
foot (2 foot candles) in the darkest portions.
Every portion of any interior or exterior passageway or staircase
common to two or more families in a dwelling shall be illuminated
naturally or artificially at all times with an illumination of at
least two lumens per square foot (2 foot-candles) in the darkest portion
of the normally traveled stairs and passageways. In dwellings comprising
two dwelling units, such illumination shall not be required at all
times if separate switches, convenient and readily accessible to each
dwelling unit, are provided for the control of such artificial light
by the occupants thereof.
Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall have either natural
or artificial light available at all times, with an illumination of
at least three lumens per square foot (3 foot-candles). Such light
shall be measured 36 inches from the floor at the center of the room.
Artificial lighting shall be controlled by a wall switch so located
as to avoid danger of electrical hazards.
Every dwelling unit shall contain at least 150 square feet of floor
space for the first occupant thereof and at least 100 additional square
feet of floor space for every additional occupant thereof, the floor
space to be calculated on the basis of total habitable room area.
In every dwelling unit of two or more rooms, every room occupied
for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square
feet of floor space, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes
by more than one occupant shall contain at least 50 square feet of
floor space for each occupant thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in every lodging unit every room occupied for sleeping purposes by
one occupant shall contain at least 80 square feet of floor space,
and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant
shall contain at least 60 square feet of floor space for each occupant
thereof.
At least 1/2 of the floor area of every habitable room shall have
a ceiling height of at least seven feet. The floor area of that part
of any room where the ceiling is less than five feet shall not be
considered as part of the floor area in computing the total floor
area of the room for the purpose of determining the maximum permissible
occupancy thereof.
Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink of nonabsorbent
impervious material, at least one flush type water closet, a lavatory,
and a bathtub or shower, available exclusively for the use of the
occupants of that dwelling area.
Every lodging house shall be provided with a minimum of one flush
type water closet, lavatory, and a bathtub or shower for every eight
persons or part thereof.
Every water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower for each dwelling
unit or lodging house shall be accessible from within the building
without passing through any part of any other dwelling unit or lodging
unit and in a lodging house shall be located no farther than one floor
above or below the lodging units served. Such water closet, lavatory
and bathtub or shower shall be contained in a room or rooms which
are separated from all other rooms by walls, doors, or partitions
that afford privacy.
Every plumbing fixture shall be connected to water and sewer systems
approved by the Board of Health, and shall be maintained in good working
condition.