53 P.S. § 14943 Cellar and Basement Rooms; Height; Walls; Windows

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-27
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 53 P.S. § 14943

No cellar or cellar-room shall be used for living purposes. No basement room in any building of the grades referred to in this act shall be used for living purposes, other than laundry, the finished ceiling of which is less than seven feet above the finished floor level, and the walls of which are not damp-proof and water-proof. Such rooms shall have a window area equal to that required in section twelve, and shall not be used for sleeping purposes, unless along the side containing the window there is an open area, of not less than six inches, below the level of the windo...