The purpose of this chapter shall be to protect public health, safety, comfort, morals, and welfare of the people within the city by establishing the following for all buildings used for housing:
(A) Minimum standards for cooking, heating, and sanitary equipment necessary and expedient to promote health, suppress disease, and protect safety of occupants of buildings;
(B) Facilities for ventilation, light, space, and means of egress which promote health and preserve safety;
(C) Minimum standards of maintenance and responsibilities of owners, agents, and occupants of dwellings for maintenance which promote health and safety and aid in the enforcement of standards; and
(D) Minimum standards essential to health, safety, and welfare which are uniform in application to all dwellings whenever constructed, so that with the resulting uniformity, simplicity, and certainty, owners, operators, and tenants are better able to determine the applicability of this chapter and the law to them and this chapter and the laws applicable to housing shall be administratively more convenient to enforce.
(Prior Code, § 152.02)