Athens City Code

No person shall operate a roominghouse or let to another for occupancy any room unless such roominghouse or room complies with the following requirements:

1. (1) Every roominghouse and room shall comply with the minimum standards set forth in ACC 12-119, 12-120, 12-121 and 12-124 as to light, ventilation, heating and space requirements.
2. (2) Every roominghouse shall be equipped with at least one flush water closet, one lavatory and one tub or shower for each eight persons or fraction thereof within the roominghouse, including members of the family if they are to share the use of the facilities. In roominghouses in which rooms are let only to males, flush urinals may be substituted for not more than one-half of the required number of water closets. All such facilities shall be properly connected to the water supply and sewer systems.
3. (3) Every flush water closet, flush urinal, lavatory, tub or shower required in subsection (b) of this section shall be located within the roominghouse in a room which:
   1. (a) Affords privacy.
   2. (b) Is accessible by a common hall without going outside the roominghouse.
   3. (c) Is accessible from a common hall without going through sleeping quarters of others.
   4. (d) Is not more than one story removed from the room of any occupant intended to share the facilities.
4. (4) Where bedding, bed linen or towels are supplied, the operator shall maintain the bedding in a clean and sanitary manner and shall furnish clean bed linen and towels at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to an occupant.

(Code 1972, § 4-514; Code 1995, § 12-514)