[Amended 2-13-2019]
No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or
let to another for occupancy any rental 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.
Every window, 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 so as to permit such floor
to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Amended 2-13-2019]
All rainwater shall be so drained and conveyed
from every roof so as not to cause dampness in the walls, ceilings
or floors of any habitable room or of any bathroom or water closet
compartment. All gutters must be maintained to shed water away from
the building.
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.
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, 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 FVHD.
No owner shall occupy or let to any other occupant
any vacant dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary and fit for
human occupancy.