South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)

Citation: South Portland, ME Code of Ordinances ch. 12 (Housing)
Jurisdiction: South Portland (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://southportland.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1428/CH-12-Housing ↗

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(1) Foundations, floors, walls, ceilings, roofs to be weatherproof, rodentproof,
capable of affording privacy and properly maintained. Every foundation, floor,
wall, ceiling and roof shall be reasonably weathertight and rodentproof; shall
be capable of affording privacy; and shall be kept in good repair.

(2) Windows, doors, hatchways to be weatherproof, rodentproof and properly
maintained. Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be
reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof and shall be kept in sound
working condition and good repair.

(3) Construction, maintenance of stairways, porches. Every inside and outside
stair, every porch and every appurtenance thereto shall be so constructed as to
be safe to use and capable of supporting the load that normal use may cause to
be placed thereon and shall be kept in sound condition and good repair.

(4) Stairways to have handrails. Every stairway four (4) feet or more in height
shall have a safe and proper handrail.

(5) Railings or parapets around porches, balconies, roofs. Railings or parapets
shall be provided around porches that are higher than thirty (30) inches above
ground level, balconies, roofs used for egress or tenancy purposes and/or
similar places. Such protective railings or parapets shall be properly
balustered and be not less than three (3) feet in height.

(6) Construction, maintenance of bathroom and water-closet floors. Every water
closet compartment floor surface and bathroom floor surface shall be
constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water and so as
to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(Code 1966, §§ 5-7-1--5-7-1.3)
 SOUTH PORTLAND CODE

Sec. 12-7. Removal of required services, facilities, equipment, utilities.