(A) Every roominghouse and every rooming unit shall be in compliance with the minimum standards for dwelling units set forth in:
(1) Section 152.004 on minimum standards for heating;
(2) Section 152.004 on minimum standards for hot and cold water lines, water heating facilities, and continuation of service;
(3) Section 152.005 on minimum standards for light and ventilation;
(4) Section 152.007 on minimum exit requirements and standards;
(6) Section 152.008 on minimum standards for safe and sanitary maintenance; and
(7) Chapter 13, § 1307 through 1309 of the Building Rules and Regulations of the Administrative Building Council of the state, being I.A.C. Title 660, on enclosures of vertical openings, fire extinguishing apparatus, and special hazards.
(B) (1) At least one flush water closet, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower, properly connected to a water and sewer system approved by the Health Officer and Building Commissioner, and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each ten persons or fraction of ten within a roominghouse, including members of the family of the owner if they share the use of the facilities.
(2) All facilities shall be located within the dwelling so as to be reasonably accessible from a common hall or passageway to all persons sharing the facilities and shall not be more than one story removed from the rooming unit of any occupant intended to share the facilities. In a roominghouse in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than 33 and one-third percent of the required number of water closets. In a roominghouse where both sexes are accommodated, the water closets shall be separately calculated on the occupancy of each sex and shall be in compartments separated for use of each sex, except where not more than one water closet is required.
(C) Every operator of a roominghouse shall be responsible for the following matters required by this chapter. Extermination of insects, rodents, or other pests in it or in its yard; disposal of refuse by placing it in disposal facilities supplied by him or her; hanging and removing all screens required; sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings; maintenance of a sanitary condition in every part of the roominghouse; and proper installation and repair of every facility.
(D) The operator of every roominghouse shall supply bed linen and towels therein at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to another occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
(E) Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than three persons shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
(F) Every provision of this chapter which applies to roominghouses shall also apply to hotels, except to the extent that any provision may be found in conflict with the laws of this state or with the lawful regulations of any state board or agency.
(Prior Code, § 152.09) Penalty, see § 10.999