Every habitable room shall have at least one
window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors.
Every stair, hall, cellar and basement located
in a structure used for human habitation shall have adequate electric
light available at all times.
Every laundry, furnace room and all similar
nonhabitable work space located in a structure used for human habitation
shall have adequate electric lighting available at all times.
Every common hall and common stairway located
in a structure used for human habitation and which is used primarily
for ingress and egress in connection with two or more dwelling units
or rooming units shall be supplied with a proper amount of natural
light or lighting facilities controllable by the occupants of the
structure and available at all times.
[Amended 12-15-1993 by L.L. No. 13-1993]
Every habitable room shall have electric outlets
and/or fixtures properly connected to a source of electric power,
as required in accordance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code.
Every bathroom, shower room, toilet room or
compartment located in a structure used for human habitation shall
have permanently installed artificial electric lighting fixtures.
Every habitable room shall be ventilated by
either openable areas equal to 45% of the required window area or
by equivalent mechanical ventilation.
A.Â
Every bathroom, shower room, toilet room or compartment
located in a structure used for human habitation shall be adequately
ventilated.
B.Â
Bathrooms, shower rooms, toilet rooms or compartments
shall have ventilation either by openable areas, the total of which
shall not be less than 1Â 1/2 square feet facing open space, or
by other methods which shall give equivalent ventilation.