§ 275-33 — Interior Structure

275-33. Interior Structure.

1. GENERAL. The interior of a structure and its equipment shall be maintained by the owner or operator in a structurally sound and sanitary condition so as not to pose a threat to the health and safety of the occupants, and protect the occupants from the environment. No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let to another for occupancy or use any structure, dwelling, dwelling unit or portion thereof, which does not comply with the requirements of this section and subchs. 4 to 7. 2. STRUCTURAL MEMBERS. The supporting structural members of every building shall be maintained structurally sound, not showing any evidence of deterioration which would render them incapable of carrying the imposed loads. 3. INTERIOR SURFACES. a. Every interior partition, wall, floor and ceiling shall be capable of affording privacy, kept in a reasonably good state of repair and maintained so as to permit them to be kept in a clean and sanitary manner. b. Every toilet, bathroom and kitchen floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be substantially impervious to water and so as to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 4. FREE FROM DAMPNESS. In every building, cellars, basements and crawl spaces shall be maintained reasonably free from dampness to prevent conditions conducive to decay or deterioration of the structure. 5. INTERIOR STAIRWAYS. a. Every interior stairway shall be so constructed and maintained as to be safe to use and capable of supporting the anticipated loads. b. Handrails for interior stairways shall comply with s. 275-32-3-h-1-a. 6. INTERIOR DOORS. Every interior door, door hinge and door latch shall be maintained in a good state of repair. 7. MEANS OF EGRESS FOR ONE AND 2-FAMILY DWELLINGS. a. No owner or operator of a one or 2-family dwelling that has 2 or more means of egress from the dwelling unit or units shall reduce or permit to be reduced the number of means of egress from any dwelling unit to less than 2. Second floor airing porches may be counted as one of the required means of egress from second floor units if a second exit was not provided. b. In a 2-family dwelling, no doors that serve as a common means of egress shall be locked against egress when the building is occupied. All locking devices which prevent egress or which require the use of a key to exit shall be prohibited.