Title 19a — Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being

Sec. 19a-355. (Formerly Sec. 19-342). Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Tenement house” means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be …

Sec. 19a-356. (Formerly Sec. 19-348). Application of act. This part may be cited as the “Tenement House Act”, and its provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and towns, except its provisions concerning water closets, which provisions shall apply to all cities, boroughs and…

Sec. 19a-357. (Formerly Sec. 19-351). Location of building. Elevator. No tenement house shall be erected upon the rear of a lot when there is a tenement house on the front of such lot, nor upon the front of any such lot upon the rear of which there is such a tenement house unless…

Sec. 19a-358. (Formerly Sec. 19-362). Size of rooms. In each tenement house, all rooms, except water-closet compartments, bathrooms and kitchenettes, shall be of the following minimum sizes: In each apartment there shall be at least one room containing not less than one hundred a…

Sec. 19a-359. (Formerly Sec. 19-363). Bathrooms and water closets. In each tenement house erected or subdivided after June 30, 1941, there shall be a water closet in each apartment of two or more rooms. In each tenement house erected after August 31, 1930, and prior to July 1, 19…

Sec. 19a-360. (Formerly Sec. 19-364). Arrangement of rooms. In each apartment of three or more rooms in a tenement house, access to each living room and bedroom and to at least one water-closet compartment shall be had without passing through any bedroom. (1949 Rev., S. 4073.) Hi…

Sec. 19a-361. (Formerly Sec. 19-365). Basement living rooms. In tenement houses, no room in the cellar or in the basement shall be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes, unless all of the following conditions are complied with: (1) Such room shall be at …

Sec. 19a-362. (Formerly Sec. 19-371). No recovery of rent during unlawful occupation. Exception. (a) If any building constructed as, or altered into, a tenement house is occupied in whole or in part for human habitation in violation of the provisions of the state building code, e…

Sec. 19a-363. (Formerly Sec. 19-372). Powers of local authorities not abrogated. Nothing in this part shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of a local department of health, the fire department or the courts or any other lawful authority to enforce any provision of a…

Sec. 19a-364. (Formerly Sec. 19-373). Enforcement. Each inspector of buildings, fire marshal or other person authorized to issue building permits shall enforce the provisions of this part and report all violations thereof to the proper prosecuting officer. When no other officer i…

Sec. 19a-365. (Formerly Sec. 19-374). Penalties. Any owner or lessee of any building which was not used as a tenement house prior to April 24, 1913, who allows such building to be occupied or used as a tenement house without making such building conform in all respects with the r…

Secs. 19a-366 to 19a-369. Reserved for future use.