The interior of a residential building and its equipment shall
be so maintained as to be sound, safe, clean, sanitary and functioning.
The supporting structural members of every residential building
shall be maintained structurally sound, showing no evidence of deterioration
that would render them incapable of carrying the imposed loads.
Public spaces in residential buildings shall have a minimum
height of seven feet six inches, measured from floor to finished ceiling,
free of any overhead obstructions below that height.
No person shall engage in or allow surface coating by the spraying
of asbestos or asbestos-containing materials.
The owner of a multiple dwelling shall provide for the security
of the occupants at all times by:
A. Maintaining proper lighting of all public and shared areas.
B. Providing all doors leading from the building exterior to the interior
with locks; where entry vestibules exist, the locks shall be placed
on the door or doors leading from the vestibule to the hall.
C. Providing all doors leading from the building exterior to the interior
with automatic door closers adequate to the task.
D. Ensuring that all locks, closers or other door hardware is operable
at all times.
E. Ensuring that all windows have operable locks.
F. Providing peepholes in entrance doors to dwelling units.
G. Prohibiting loitering in all public or shared areas.
H. Providing and maintaining locked, tamperproof mailboxes.
I. Supplying, upon letting, keys that are necessary to the occupant,
such as for the entrance door to the dwelling unit, the mailbox, the
main entrance door of the building and the entrance door to public
or shared areas to which the occupant is permitted access and which
are kept locked, such as laundry rooms and storage areas.
Water fountains in public areas of a residential building shall
be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so as to prevent a
health hazard.