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• • • deterioration or a health hazard. All repairs and installations shall be made in accordance with provisions of the Building Code. (4) Heating Equipment. Every space heating, cooking, and water heating device located in a dwelling or multiple dwelling shall be properly installed, connected, maintained, and capable of performing the function for which it was designed in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. (5) Electrical Service, Outlets, and Fixtures. (a) All residential structures and dwelling units shall be supplied with electrical service that is adequate to safely meet the electrical needs of the structure and dwelling units in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. (b) Every electrical outlet and fixture shall be installed, maintained, and connected to the source of electrical power in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. (6) Maintenance of Facilities and Equipment. (a) All required equipment and all building space and parts in all dwelling units shall be constructed and maintained to properly and safely perform their intended function in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code. (b) All housing facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so as to not breed insects and rodents or produce dangerous or offensive gases or odors. 1009.25. Light and Ventilation. (1) Light and Ventilation. No person shall occupy as owner - occupant or let to another for occupancy any dwelling, multiple dwelling, rooming house, or rooming unit, or portion thereof for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, and eating therein that does not comply with the provisions of this Division. (2) Natural Light in Habitable Rooms. (a) Every habitable room shall have at least one window of approved size facing directly to the outdoors or to a court. If the room is connected to a room or area used seasonally, such as a porch, then adequate daylight must be possible through this inter - connection. (b) The minimum total window area measured between stops for every habitable room shall be eight percent of the floor area of the room. (c) Whenever walls or other portions of like obstructions are located less than three feet from the window and extend to a level above that of the ceiling of the room, the window shall not be deemed to face directly to the outdoors and shall not be included as contributing to the minimum total window area. 11