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. (1) Such room shall be at least seven feet six inches high, in each part, from the floor to the ceiling;
2. (2) the ceiling of such room shall be at least four feet and six inches above the surface of the street or ground outside of or adjoining the same;
3. (3) all walls surrounding such room shall be damp-proof;
4. (4) the floor of such room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.

(1949 Rev., S. 4074; P.A. 88-70.)

History: Sec. 19-365 transferred to Sec. 19a-361 in 1983; P.A. 88-70 amended Subdiv. (1), reducing the minimum ceiling height from 8 feet 6 inches to 7 feet 6 inches.