Article III. Sanitary Regulations Applicable to Dwellings
Division of Housing and Sanitation
- 53 P.S. § 14891 Supervision and Control of Division; General Jurisdiction
- 53 P.S. § 14892 Organization; Chief and Assistant Chief; Supervising Inspectors, Inspectors, Etc
- 53 P.S. § 14893 Transfer of Inspectors, Etc., of Division of Sanitation and Tenement House Inspection to Division of Housing and Sanitation
- 53 P.S. § 14894 Subdivision of Plumbing and House Connections
- 53 P.S. § 14895 Duties of Officers; Power of Director of Department of Public Health
Definitions
Light and Ventilation
- 53 P.S. § 14931 Tenement Houses; Per Centum of Lot to Be Occupied; Open Spaces Or Courts
- 53 P.S. § 14932 Alteration of Building and Open Areas
- 53 P.S. § 14933 Change In Grade of Occupancy
- 53 P.S. § 14934 Two-Family Dwellings Subject to Requirements of Dwellings
- 53 P.S. § 14935 Increase In Height of Buildings
- 53 P.S. § 14936 Light; Painting Fences, Walls, Etc
- 53 P.S. § 14937 Windows
- 53 P.S. § 14938 Alcove and Alcove Rooms; Windows; Floor Area
- 53 P.S. § 14939 Windows In Halls of Tenement Houses, Two-Family Dwellings, and Rooming-Houses
- 53 P.S. § 14940 Light In Public Halls At Night
- 53 P.S. § 14941 Light In Corridors, Cellars, Etc., of Tenement, Two-Family Dwelling, Or Rooming-Houses
- 53 P.S. § 14942 Cellar Ventilation and Lighting
- 53 P.S. § 14943 Cellar and Basement Rooms; Height; Walls; Windows
Sanitation
- 53 P.S. § 14961 Courts and Areas to Be Drained
- 53 P.S. § 14962 Rain Leaders; Connection With Sewers
- 53 P.S. § 14963 Rain Conductors Not to Be Used As Waste Pipes
- 53 P.S. § 14964 Houses, Etc., to Be Sewer Connected
- 53 P.S. § 14965 Water-Closets In Dwellings
- 53 P.S. § 14966 Number and Location of Water-Closets In Rooming, Two-Family, and Tenement Houses
- 53 P.S. § 14967 Privies
- 53 P.S. § 14968 Water-Supply; Sinks and Drains
- 53 P.S. § 14969 Plumbing; Installation and Maintenance
- 53 P.S. § 14970 Cellars to Be Damp-Proof and Water-Proof
Occupancy
- 53 P.S. § 14981 Overcrowding
- 53 P.S. § 14982 Animals and Fowls In Buildings Or Yards; Permits to Keep; Fee For
- 53 P.S. § 14983 Uninhabitable Houses to Be Vacated; Order For Report to Department of Public Safety
- 53 P.S. § 14984 Manufacturing In Houses; Permits
- 53 P.S. § 14985 Janitor Or Person In Charge of Tenement Houses
Fire Protection
- 53 P.S. § 15001 Wooden Tenements
- 53 P.S. § 15002 Fire-Escapes
- 53 P.S. § 15003 Painting and Repairing Fire-Escapes; Incumbrances On Fire-Escapes
- 53 P.S. § 15004 Storage of Certain Goods Forbidden; Manure
- 53 P.S. § 15005 Combustible Materials; Paints, Oils, Etc
- 53 P.S. § 15006 Bakeries and Fat Boiling In Tenement Houses
Enforcement of Act
- 53 P.S. § 15041 Department of Public Health Or Board of Health to Make Rules and Regulations; Approval; Printing and Distribution; Enforcement
- 53 P.S. § 15042 Provisions For Enforcing the Act; Licenses For Rooming Or Tenement Houses
- 53 P.S. § 15043 Appeals From Refusal Or Revocation of License, Etc
- 53 P.S. § 15044 Inspections; Hindering
- 53 P.S. § 15045 Licenses to Be Displayed
- 53 P.S. § 15046 Penalties For Violations of Act
- 53 P.S. § 15047 Notices and Liens
Construction and Ventilation of Tenement Houses
- 53 P.S. § 15061 Erection of Tenement Houses Regulated
- 53 P.S. § 15062 Court Or Shaft For Furnishing Light Or Air
- 53 P.S. § 15063 Windows; Corridors
- 53 P.S. § 15064 Size of Rooms; Height of Ceilings; Area of Windows
- 53 P.S. § 15065 Stairways
- 53 P.S. § 15066 Fire Escapes
- 53 P.S. § 15067 Rise and Tread of Stairways; Width of Halls and Stairways
- 53 P.S. § 15068 Water Closets; Sinks; Hydrants
- 53 P.S. § 15069 Receptacle For Ashes
- 53 P.S. § 15070 Certain Tenement Houses to Be Fireproof
- 53 P.S. § 15071 Plans and Specifications to Be Filed With Chief of Bureau of Building Inspection
- 53 P.S. § 15072 Penalty For Violation of Act
- 53 P.S. § 15073 Appeal From Decision of Chief of Bureau of Building Inspection
- 53 P.S. § 15074 Definition of "Tenement House"
Licensing of Tenement Houses
- 53 P.S. § 15091 Licenses Required; Applications
- 53 P.S. § 15092 Mayor May Grant License; Refusals to Be Recorded; Contents of License; Term; Disposition of License On Death of Licensee
- 53 P.S. § 15093 Record of Licenses; Revocation; Appeals; Appeal Not to Operate As Supersedeas; Fees
- 53 P.S. § 15094 Unlawful to Conduct Houses Without License; License to Be Displayed
- 53 P.S. § 15095 Applications May Be Made At Any Time
- 53 P.S. § 15096 Health Officials to Inspect Tenement-Houses; Inspectors' Salaries; Reports
- 53 P.S. § 15097 Violation of Act a Misdemeanor; Penalty
- 53 P.S. § 15098 "Tenement-House" Defined; "Person" Defined