(a) Housing shall be structurally sound, in good repair, in a
sanitary condition and shall provide protection to the occupants against
the elements.
(b) Housing shall have flooring constructed of rigid materials,
smooth finished, readily cleanable, and so located as to prevent the
entrance of ground and surface water.
(c) The following space requirements shall be provided:
(1) For sleeping purposes only in family units and in dormitory
accommodations using single beds, not less than 50 square feet of floor
space per occupant;
(2) For sleeping purposes in dormitory accommodations using double
bunk beds only, not less than 40 square feet per occupant;
(3) For combined cooking, eating, and sleeping purposes not less
than 60 square feet of floor space per occupant.
(d) Housing used for families with one or more children over 6 years
of age shall have a room or partitioned sleeping area for the husband
and wife. The partition shall be of rigid materials and installed so as
to provide reasonable privacy.
(e) Separate sleeping accommodations shall be provided for each sex
or each family.
(f) Adequate and separate arrangements for hanging clothing and
storing personal effects for each person or family shall be provided.
(g) At least one-half of the floor area in each living unit shall
have a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet. No floor space shall be counted
toward minimum requirements where the ceiling height is less than 5
feet.
(h) Each habitable room (not including partitioned areas) shall have
at least one windown or skylight opening directly to the out-of-doors.
The minimum total window or skylight area, including windows in doors,
shall equal at least 10 percent of the usable floor area. The total
openable area shall equal at least 45 percent of the minimum window or
skylight area required, except where comparably adequate ventilation is
supplied by mechanical or some other method.
