A. 
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.
B. 
Freedom from infestation. All parts of the premises shall be maintained so as to prevent infestation.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.
F. 
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.
G. 
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.
H. 
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.
I. 
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.
J. 
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.
K. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
L. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
M. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
N. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
O. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
P. 
Every dwelling shall be provided with electric service.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
Q. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
R. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
S. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
T. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
U. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
V. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
W. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
X. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
Y. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
Z. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
AA. 
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.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
BB. 
Every kitchen sink, lavatory, and bathtub or shower required by this Code shall be connected to both hot and cold water lines.
[Added 5-14-85 by Ord. No. 85-14]
Vacant buildings shall be locked, and all windows and doors and other openings, shall be kept adequately secured to exclude trespassers.