Light and ventilation.
Charleston, S.C., City Code § 7-121
in effectSec. 7-121. - Light and ventilation.
(a) Compliance with section required. No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let to another for occupancy, any dwelling, multi-family dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit for the purpose of living therein which does not comply with the requirements of this section and the property maintenance code.
(b) Lighting in non-habitable work spaces. Every laundry, furnace room, and all similar non-habitable work spaces located in a dwelling or multi-family dwelling shall have one supplied electric light fixture available at all times.
(Code 1975, §§ 10-146, 10-148; Ord. No. 2021-118, § 3, 8-17-21)
Source: City of Charleston, South Carolina, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CICO_CH7BUBURE_ARTIVHO_DIV3MIST_S7-121LIVEFetched: 11/7/2026