§ 150.57  MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ROOMING HOUSES.
   (A)   Every rooming house and every room unit shall be in compliance with the following; Minimum standards for lighting, sanitary fixtures, water supply, sewage disposal and premises sanitation, heating and ventilation, occupancy and minimum standards for safe and sanitary maintenance.
   (B)   Every rooming house shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory basin, and one bathtub or shower for each eight persons or fraction thereof within the rooming house including the members of the family of the owner or operator if they share the use of the facilities.
   (C)   Every water closet, lavatory basin, bathtub, or shower shall be located within the rooming house in a room or rooms which:
      (1)   Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms;
      (2)   Are accessible from a public hall and without going outside the rooming house; and
      (3)   Are not more than one story removed from the rooming unit of any occupant intended to share the facilities.
   (D)   Where bedding, bed linen, or towels are supplied, the owner or operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner, shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to any occupant.
   (E)   The operator of every rooming house shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings, and for maintenance of a sanitary condition in every other part of the rooming house; and he or she shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building is leased or occupied by the operator.
   (F)   Every provision of this subchapter which applies to rooming houses shall also apply to hotels, except to the extent that any such provision may be found in conflict with the laws of this state or with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.
(Ord. 9-1975, passed 12-10-1975) Penalty, see § 150.99