Section 2605 - Substandard Permanent BuildingsAny permanent building, structure, or portion thereof, or the premises on which it is located, shall be deemed substandard and a nuisance when any of the following conditions exist that endanger the life, limb, health, property, safety, or welfare of the occupants or the public.
(a) Health hazards or inadequate sanitation which include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Where required, the lack of, inoperable, or defective water closet, lavatory, bathtub or shower.(2) Where required, the lack of, inoperable, or defective kitchen sink.(3) Lack of or inadequate hot and cold running water to plumbing fixtures.(4) Dampness of habitable rooms.(5) Infestation of insects, vermin or rodents.(6) General dilapidation or improper maintenance.(7) Lack of or defective connection of plumbing fixtures to a sewage disposal system.(8) Lack of adequate garbage and rubbish storage and removal facilities.(b) Structural hazards, which include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Deteriorated or inadequate foundations.(2) Defective or deteriorated flooring or floor supports.(3) Flooring or floor supports of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(4) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that split, lean, list, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.(5) Members of walls, partitions, or other vertical supports that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(6) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports or other horizontal members which sag, split, or buckle due to defective material or deterioration.(7) Members of ceilings, roofs, ceiling and roof supports, or other horizontal members that are of insufficient size to carry imposed loads with safety.(8) Fireplaces or chimneys which list, bulge, or settle, due to defective material or deterioration.(9) Fireplaces or chimneys which are of insufficient size or strength to carry imposed loads with safety.(10) Lack of minimum amounts of required natural light and ventilation.(c) A Nuisance as defined in subsection 2002.(d) Electrical hazards which include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) All electrical equipment or installations that either did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation, or has not been maintained in good and safe condition, or is not being used in a safe manner.(2) Lack of, inoperable or defective required electrical lighting.(e) Plumbing which did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation, has not been maintained in good or safe condition, or has cross-connections and siphonage between fixtures.(f) Mechanical equipment, including heating equipment and its vents, which did not conform with all applicable laws and regulations in effect at the time of its installation or which has not been maintained in good and safe condition, or is not being used in a safe manner. (1) Inoperable or defective heating facilities.(2) Inoperable or defective ventilating equipment.(g) Faulty weather protection, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: (2) Deteriorated or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roof, foundations, or floors, including broken windows or doors.(3) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings.(4) Broken, rotted, split, or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings.(h) Any building, structure, or portion thereof, device, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste, or vegetation which is in such a condition as to cause a fire or explosion or provide a ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or explosion arising from any cause.(i) Materials or construction not allowed or approved by this chapter or which have not been adequately maintained in good and safe condition.(j) Those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, rubbish, dead organic matter, debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials, and similar materials or conditions constitute fire, health, or safety hazards.(k) All buildings or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by this chapter, except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all applicable laws and regulations at the time of their construction.(l) All buildings, structures, or portions thereof which are not provided with the fire-resistive construction or fire-extinguishing systems or equipment required by this chapter, except those buildings, structures, or portions thereof which conformed with all applicable laws and regulations at the time of their construction.(m) All buildings, structures, or portions thereof occupied for living sleeping, cooking, or dining purposes which are not designed or intended to be used for those occupancies.(n) Room and space dimensions less than required by this chapter.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 2605
1. New section filed 7-6-2004; operative 7-6-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 28). Note: Authority cited: Section 18865, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 18863.4, 18866.3, 18866.5, 18873, 18873.1, 18873.2, 18873.3, 18873.4 and 18873.5, Health and Safety Code.
1. New section filed 7-6-2004; operative 7-6-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 28).