For the purpose of the provisions of this article pertaining to heating,
wherever any building or part thereof so concerned is heated by means of a
furnace, boiler or other apparatus under the control of the owner, agent or
lessor, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary with the tenant or
occupant, such owner, agent or lessor shall be deemed to have contracted,
undertaken or bound himself or herself to furnish heat in accordance with
the provisions of this article pertaining to heating.
The term "contracted," as used in the provisions of this article pertaining
to heating, shall be taken to mean and include an obligation arising by a
written, verbal or implied contract; and the presence of heating outlets,
radiators, risers or returns in any hall or apartment or subdivision of a
house shall be prima facie evidence of an implied contract.
In all buildings occupied for residential purposes by two or more families
and when the owner thereof shall have agreed to supply hot water, sufficient
hot water of a temperature of at least 140° F. shall at all times be supplied.
In all buildings occupied as residence by two or more families and when
the owner or lessor thereof shall have agreed to supply refrigeration facilities,
he shall be and is hereby required to supply and maintain such refrigeration
facilities at all times and in such manner as may be necessary for the proper
and wholesome preservation of foodstuffs.
No part of any building occupied in whole or in part for store or mercantile
purposes shall be used for living or sleeping accommodations unless the same
are separated by solid walls or partitions from the part occupied for store
or mercantile purposes.