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all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated running water under • pressure, and shall be connected to an approved sewer system. Subd. 4. Bathtub or Shower. Within every dwelling unit there shall be a nonhabitable room which is equipped with a bathtub or shower in good working condition. In a rental dwelling unit, such room shall have an entrance door which affords privacy. Said bathtub or shower may be in the same room as the flush water closet, or in another room, and shall be properly connected to an approved water supply system and shall provide at all times an adequate amount of heated and unheated water under pressure, and shall be connected to an approved sewer system. Subd. 5. Stairways, Porches and Balconies. Every stairway, inside or outside of a dwelling and every porch or balcony, shall be kept in safe condition and sound repair and shall be in compliance with minimum standards in the Minnesota Uniform Building Code. Every flight of stairs and every porch and balcony floor shall be free of deterioration. Every handrail and balustrade shall be firmly fastened and maintained in good condition. No flight of stairs shall have settled out of its intended position or have pulled away from the supporting or adjacent structures enough to cause a hazard. No flight of stairs shall have rotting, loose, or deteriorating supports. Excepting spiral and winding stairways, the treads and risers of every flight of stairs shall be uniform in width and height. • Subd. 6. Access.to Dwelling Unit. Access to or egress from each dwelling unit shall be provided without passing through any other dwelling unit. Subd. 7. Door Locks and Security. No owner shall occupy nor let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit unless all exterior doors of the dwelling or dwelling unit are equipped with safe, functioning locking devices. Any door for ingress or egress of any dwelling or dwelling unit shall be equipped with an approved lock that has a dead-locking bolt that cannot be retracted by end pressure, however, that such door shall be openable from the inside without the use of a key or,any special knowledge or effect. Apartment buildings must be furnished with door locks as follows: (a) Apartment Building Security Systems. For the purpose of providing a reasonable amount of safety and general welfare for persons occupying apartment buildings, an approved security system shall be maintained for each multiple family building to control access. The security system shall consist of locked building entrance or foyer doors, and locked doors leading from hallways into individual dwelling units. Dead- latch type door locks shall be provided with lever knobs (or door knobs) on the inside of building entrance doors and with key cylinders -12-