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(6) Interior walls and ceilings of all rooms, closets and hallways shall. <br /> bed finished of suitable materials, which will, by use of reasonable <br /> household methods promote sanitation and cleanliness, and shall be <br /> maintained in such a manner so as to enable the occupants to <br /> maintain reasonable privacy between various spaces, <br /> (7) Thel roof, fleshings, exterior walls, basement walls, floors, and all <br /> doors and windows exposed to the weather shall be constructed and <br /> maintained so as to be weather and watertight. <br /> (8) There shall be no chimneys or parts thereof which are defective, <br /> deteriorated or in danger of falling, or in such condition or <br /> location as to constitute a fire hazard- <br /> (9) There ehall be no use of the ground for floors, or wood floors on <br /> -the I,ground, - - • _ <br /> Section 5, Minimum Standards for Basic plumbing, Heating and Electrical <br /> Equipment and Facilities. <br /> (a) Plumbing System. <br /> (1) Each dwelling unit shall have access to a potable water <br /> supply and shall be connected to a public sewer or other <br /> IsewaSe disposal system approved by the Orange County <br /> 'Department of Health. <br /> (2.) Any plumbing fixtures shall meet the standards of the State <br /> Plumbing Code and shall be maintained in a state of good <br /> repair and in good working order, <br /> (3) ,koy plumbing fixtures shall be located within the <br /> dwelling unit and be accessible to the occupants of same. <br /> The water closet and tub or shower shall be located in a <br /> oom_or-rooms affording_pri_vacy io__the user,. <br /> (b) Heating System, Every dwelling and dwelling unit shall have <br /> facilities for providing heat in accordance with the following: <br /> (1) Central and electric heating systems: Every central or <br /> electric heating system shall be of sufficient capacity to <br /> Heat all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water ciodet <br /> compartments in every dwelling unit to which it is connected <br /> with a minimum temperature of sixty-eight (68) degrees <br /> Fahrenheit measured ar a point three feet (3') above the <br /> Poor during ordinary winter conditions. <br /> -5- <br />