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7 <br />(a) Stairways with more than four (4) steps shall be bounded by <br />railings which are properly installed and good repair. <br />(b) Open sides of stairway having a vertical rise of more that <br />thirty (30) inches shall have guardrails to meet the State <br />Building Codes. <br />3.9 INTERIOR SURFACES. <br />All interior surfaces shall have a finished surface free of <br />dirt, grease, oil, peeling and flaking paint, and maintained in <br />a sanitary condition. <br />3.10 PAINT CHIPS. <br />All interior /exterior surfaces which are accessible to children <br />under the age of seven (7) which are covered with lead -based <br />paint which is loose, cracking, scaling, peeling, chipping, and <br />flaking shall be treated or covered as follows: <br />(a) Surfaces to be treated must be thoroughly washed, sanded, <br />and scraped or wire brushed so as to remove all loose, <br />cracking, scaling, peeling, chipping, and flaking pain and <br />then repainted with at least two (2) coats of suitable <br />nonleaded paint. <br />(b) Surfaces to be covered shall be free of any loose, <br />cracking, scaling, peeling, chipping, and flaking, and then <br />covered with gypsum wall board, plywood, drywall, plaster, <br />or other suitable material. <br />3.11 EXIT REQUIREMENTS. <br />Every dwelling shall be provided with exit facilities as <br />required by the State Building Codes. All rooming units shall <br />have access to an exterior door and exist without going though <br />another rooming unit. <br />3.12 SECURITY. <br />Exterior doors shall be present and in good repair. Exterior <br />doors shall be equipped with a properly installed locking device <br />in good repair. All doors which provide a common hall shall be <br />provided with a properly installed locking device in good repair <br />without interior -keyed locks or deadbolts. Every window shall <br />be capable of being secured. <br />ARTICLE IV - MINIMUM PLUMBING STANDARDS <br />4.1 WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL. <br />