Maintain heat in all habitable rooms, baths, and toilet rooms at an inside temperature,
as measured at a point 3 feet above the floor and 2 feet from exterior walls, of at
least 68 degrees Fahrenheit between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. and 58 degrees
Fahrenheit between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. from September 1 until June
30, unless the tenant is contractually obligated to provide heat;
4.
Install smoke detectors on the ceiling or on the wall not less than 4 inches nor more
than 12 inches from the ceiling at a point or points centrally located in a corridor,
inside each sleeping room, and immediately outside each sleeping room, and test smoke
detectors when each housing unit becomes vacant;
5.
Install carbon monoxide alarms outside each sleeping room and on each level of the
dwelling unit, and inside any sleeping room that contains a fuel-burning appliance
or fireplace, and test carbon monoxide alarms when each housing unit becomes vacant;
6.
Make all needed repairs or replace smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms with
operating devices before a unit is reoccupied; and
7.
Instruct tenants as to the purpose, operation, and maintenance of the detectors and
alarms and have the tenant sign a statement of understanding.
(Ord. 126278, § 17, 2021 [cross-reference correction]; Ord. 125343, § 11, 2017; Ord. 124919, § 78, 2015 [department name change and other cleanup]; Ord. 123546, § 4, 2011 [cross-reference
and style update]; Ord. 122397, § 2, 2007 [cross-reference update]; Ord. 121276, § 19, 2003 [department name change]; Ord. 115877, § 1, 1991; Ord. 115671, § 17, 1991; Ord. 113545, § 5, 1987.)
Reviser's note—Subsection 22.206.160.C, related to just cause eviction, has been recodified as Chapter 22.205.