Every dwelling unit and guest room shall be provided with heating facilities
capable of maintaining a room temperature of 65º F. at a point three
feet above the floor and three feet from an exterior wall in all habitable
rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms. In every dwelling unit that contains cooking
and baking facilities for the purpose of preparation of food, such facilities
shall be properly installed by the owner and operated in a clean and sanitary
working condition by the occupant.
In every dwelling unit that contains a refrigeration unit for the temporary
preservation of perishable foods, such unit shall be capable of maintaining
an average temperature below 45º F. and shall be properly installed by
the owner and operated in a clean and sanitary working condition by the occupant.
All cooking and heating equipment, components and accessories in every
heating, cooking and water heating device shall be maintained free from leaks
and obstructions and kept functioning properly so as to be free from fire,
health and accident hazards.
All mechanical equipment shall be properly installed and safely maintained
in good working condition and shall be capable of performing the function
for which such equipment was designed and intended.
All fuel-burning equipment designed to be connected to a flue, chimney
or vent shall be connected in an approved manner.
All required clearances from combustible material shall be maintained.
All safety controls for fuel-burning equipment shall be maintained in effective
operation.
A supply of air for complete combustion of fuel and for ventilation
of the space shall be provided to the fuel-burning equipment.
Fireplaces and other devices for use similar to a fireplace, including
wood- and coal-burning stoves, shall be stable and structurally sound and
connected to approved chimneys.
When facilities for interior climate control (heating, cooling or humidity)
are integral functions of structures used as dwelling units, such facilities
shall be maintained and operated in a continuous manner in accordance with
the design capacity.
