§ 15064. Size of rooms; height of ceilings; area of windows
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations
Part II. Cities of the First Class
Chapter 39. Building Regulations (Refs & Annos)
Article III. Sanitary Regulations Applicable to Dwellings
Construction and Ventilation of Tenement Houses
53 P.S. § 15064
§ 15064. Size of rooms; height of ceilings; area of windows
Every habitable room in every such tenement house shall be of such dimensions as to contain at least seven hundred cubic feet of air. Every habitable room in every such tenement house shall be in every part not less than eight feet in height from floor to ceiling, and every window shall have an opening of not less than twelve square feet in superficial area; but the bureau of building inspection may permit windows of less size than twelve square feet, if more than one window is provided for a room, so that however the total window space for any one room shall not be less than twelve square feet.
Credits
1895, June 7, P.L. 178, § 4.
53 P.S. § 15064, PA ST 53 P.S. § 15064
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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