Evening star., 1953-01-22
OFFICIAL NOTICES

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT
or 1soeTs.e 1S0sUMslA0Wsshinete a. 1sS5 nv, 4, R 2:
That the following Regulations re-
lating to tenement and tenement
houses are hereby PROMULGATED to
peconie enectiye on and after March
Mvlsr6 Il dg6S: x1EISl1 TENEMENT AND TENE-
PaRT /. scopE aSSSE OF fRaGaaSHEAT4eSs; RGaUEHTfoNs;
AND DEFINITIONS = SECTION
2lO1. SCOPE OF REGULATIONS:
The provisions of these regulations
Snan apply to every building or part
ment house or to q tenement in any
building or part thereof licensed as
an apartment house, rooming house,
lodging house, boarding house, hotel
ing that other regulations may Be
buiidinss: PRoViDEsD. that wherever ever
there is any consistency between
these regulations and other regula-
tions apply to tenement and tene-
ment houses as defined herein. these
regulations. shall supersede such
other regulations to the extent Of
such inconsistency. SECTION 2102:
Interpretation and enforcement mi Cement Of Of
these regulations the term: Q. '"Ten-
ement" means q dwelling unit con-
sisting Of one, or more habitable
rooms under the exclusive control
also haye. in connection Herewith
both kitchen and bathroom facil-
tiles under his exclusive control.
The The term tenement" shall not in
siaas as dened in 1aGaslsE psaS
graphs ID and (2) below. d) The
term Apartment" means a DWELL
Ing unit consisting of one or more
habitable rooms with kitchen and
the use Of and under the control Of
The tenant thereof: 90 The term
dwelling unit consisting Of one or
more more haSitable rooms With bath.
use Of and under the control Of the
tenant thereof, in a building con-
tanning three or more apartments as
defined in paragraph "a above, and
psoVided That in aDafTmshi said baiidins euSs nc
kitchen facilities or privileges are
available to or used by the tenant
Of said bachelor apartment. b.
Tenement House" means any build
or more tenements occupied or Of
fered for occupancy for a consider
alton. or any building or part there
Of containing any combination Of
three or more tenements and apart
are apartments, occupied or offered
for occupancy for a consideration
c. Premises" means a building, any
fences, sheds. garages or other ac-
ssssory scS building Gd tSp oS to
surrounding the building. and actu-
ally or by legal construction forming
one enclosure in which such building
is located; q: Common Space"
used in common BY more than one
tenant, and not under the exclusive
control Of any tenant. e. Habit
able Room" means an undivided
enclosed space. SO provided with
protected against the elements, 50
located with reference to the ground
surface, and of such size, as to
comply with the provisions Of these
regulations aS hereinafter set forth.
HAP sd1 ,r01 rooms saa nGiHds rooms
cooking (kitchens) but do not in
clude bathrooms, water closet COM
partments, laundries. serving and
sopriders aftiee ann sia
places that are not used frequently
or during extended periods. t. Rat
proodng" means that type of con-
struction designed to prevent rats
blocking of or stopping up all actual
and potential passages by which
rats may gain entry and Is essen
TALLY the closing of OPENINGS in
exterior walls with materials through
gether with such interior rat stop
page, harborage removal. and clean
UP as may be necessary to reduce
or eliminate rat breeding places.
g: ashes means the residue from
and other com6ustiSie material and
includes household iucineratOr
ashes, oyster and clam shells. b.
Garbage" means the refuse Of any
animal and vegetable foodstufis ex-
Sses Gse 0ynssI means snG ali iia Wsste materials
other than ashes, garbage, dead
animals; and night soil. incident to
the ordinary conduct OF the house,
hold, and includes discarded floral
branches from shrubs and vines,
cut grass, and fallen leaves. j.
debris" means all other waste ma
terials, other than ashes, garbage,
refuse. dead animals. and night !n
yard wastes, wall paper, materials
that may accumulate as the result
of construction of or repairs to
yards or structures, and similar
eepacles was5s eans receptac1es aaSa pTs
scribed for the. storage of ashes.
garbage, and refuse in Article XXI,
Police Regulations. !. Person"
means and includes any individual,
s sGsTPoratlSn essSsta'ion Means Os
any person who hOlds or possesses
a dwelling unit in subordination to
the title Of the owner or operator
of the premises in which such DWELL
ing unit Is located, with the consent
sHsn 'wnes means o. any person liV
ing, sleeping, cooking or eat
!3S operaeor in mssra dTsllinE aBe unit; DWn.r Or
aeens Of o. an oWner or csnsee Of
Of Licenses means the Superintend-
ent Of Licenses of the District Of
SOluThia Co 4a.S.tt or his agent; g.. Birsc- B,r
GSsDif means ar his he asfaI F1s Chief res es
the District of Columbia or his
means means Il the Ts pirector O Of % P1biic % Health
Of the District Of Columbia or his
agent. t. Chief Of Police" means the
Chief Of Police Of the District of Co
EoReaMENT STSla 1E h!s fSsa Raar PaST oF EarkY FH
INSPECTION AND PENALTY. SEC:
TON 2201. INDEPENDENCE OF
SECTIONS OF THESE REGULA.
TIONS AND PARTS HEREOF-Each
tion Of the these s'Gss Tesuistions IS hereby
declared independent Of every other
section or part hereof, and the hnd-
ing or holding Of any section or part
hereof to be. void or ineffective. for
any any,. cause sna ball. not sscp;on Rs deemed
hereof. SECTION 22O2. RIGHT OF
ENTRY-a. The District Of Colum-
bia, both prior to the issuance Of
tenement house license and during
the license period, shan have the
enter and inspect the premises oc-
eupied or to be occupied by such
tenement house: PROVIDED, that
whenever an operator claims that
any portion Of 9 tenement house is
tenant in such tenement house, and
he has so notified the Superintend-
ent Of Licenses, in accordance with
the requirements Of Commissioners
Order 301 ,260l10. dated September
vii, max: no as nspeeton " as that SoT
tion Of such tenement house so
DESIGNATED without first having OBJ
tanned from the tenant or his agent
permission to make the inspection
required by the Act approved July
RovibdED d FTRTHER apd 1asfs .Sss ISsselftiGns any
tenant Of tenement house persists
in refusing to authorize an inspec.
ton Of that portion of such tene-
ment house under his exclusive
control, he shall be in violation Of
these regulations. b. Refusal to per-
NIT the District of Columbia to in
spect the premises occupied or to
be occupied by such tenement house
shall be cause for withhoIdfns the
issuance Of q license therefor until
such time IS INSPECTION is per-
existing license SErTTnN 0109