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031 <br />E <br />safety devices which are property installed and in good repair. <br />6.2 ELECTRICAL OUTLETS. <br />Every habitable room containing seventy square feet of floor <br />area or less shall contain a least two floor or wall -type <br />electric convenience receptacles. Every habitable room <br />containing more than seventy square feet of floor area shall be <br />provided with at least three but not less than one receptacle <br />for every fifty square feet of floor space. <br />6.3 LIGHTING FIXTURES. <br />Every bathroom, water closet room, laundry room, and furnace <br />room shall contain a least one supplied ceiling or wall type <br />electric light fixture. <br />6.4 JOINT USE AREA LIGHTING. <br />Every hallway, stairway, entryway and joint use area within a <br />multiple dwelling shall be adequately lighted by electric lights <br />from sunset to sunrise. <br />6.5 SMOKE DETECTORS. <br />Every dwelling unit shall contain an electrically operated or <br />battery powered smoke detector in good repair. Detectors must <br />be placed within ten feet of each sleeping area to warn <br />occupants of'the presence of fire or smoke conditions. Detectors <br />shall be provided with a visible light indicating operability or <br />an audible trouble signal. Audible trouble signals shall be <br />designed to operate at least every minute for seven consecutive <br />days. The alarm signaling device shall not emit less than 85 <br />decibels at 10 feet. Detectors shall be located on or near the <br />ceiling and installed according to the manufactures installation <br />instructions. <br />6.6 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED. <br />Whenever all or part of the existing electrical system wiring or <br />fixtures are replaced, modified, altered, or expanded then such <br />new installations shall be made in accordance with the N.C. <br />State Building Codes and Regulations. <br />ARTICLE VII - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION <br />7.1 REQUIRED WINDOW AREA. <br />(a) Each habitable room shall have a window or windows which <br />have a combined area equal to or exceeding eight percent of <br />the floor area or eight square feet, which ever is greater. <br />(b) Every habitable room used for sleeping purposes in all <br />