§ 18-104. Minimum standards for roominghouses.

(a)

No person shall operate a roominghouse or shall let to another for occupancy any room unless such roominghouse or room complies with the following requirements, in addition to those comprising sections 18-91 through 18-103:

(1)

Every roominghouse shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory and one tub or shower for each four persons or fraction thereof within the roominghouse, including members of the family if they are to share the use of the facilities. In roominghouses in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be properly connected to the water supply and sewer system.

(2)

Every flush water closet, flush urinal, lavatory, tub or shower required in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be located within the roominghouse in a room, or rooms, which:

a.

Affords privacy.

b.

Is accessible by a common hall without going outside the roominghouse.

c.

Is accessible from a common hall without going through sleeping quarters of others.

d.

Is not more than one story removed from the room of an occupant intended to share the facilities.

(3)

Where bedding, bed linen or towels are supplied, the operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner, shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to an occupant.

(b)

Every provision of this article which applies to roominghouses shall also apply to hotels, except to the extent that any such provision may be found to be in conflict with the laws of this state or with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.

(Code 1979, § 15-30)