Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1)
General.
(a) All floors, walls and ceilings
of hotel public areas, guest rooms, laundry rooms, utensil washing and/or
wrapping rooms, and storage areas or rooms shall be constructed of materials
suitable to their intended use and shall be kept in good repair.
(b) All surface treatments of floors, walls
and ceilings shall be of durable construction and kept in good repair. Where
use requires, these treatments shall be easily cleanable. Carpeting, if used,
as a floor covering, shall be of closely woven construction, properly
installed, treated so as to be easily cleanable, and shall be maintained in
good repair. Carpeting is prohibited in laundry rooms, toilet and bathrooms
(excluding areas where only hand sinks are installed), utensil washing rooms,
ice machine locations, and other areas subject to extensive splash or drippage.
The walls within the food preparation and service area of a kitchenette shall
be constructed of a durable and easily cleanable material.
(c) All finishes shall comply with all local
and/or state building and fire codes, laws, rules or regulations, as enforced
by local and/or state building or fire officials.
(2) Guest Rooms - Every guest room shall
contain at least sixty square feet per bed. Windows shall have suitable
coverings to insure the privacy of the guests.
(3) Door Locks - Guest rooms shall be
provided with means for locking all entrances thereto, both from the inside and
the outside. The key furnished to any guest shall not unlock the door to any
other guest's room. Dead bolts, thumb bolts, chain locks, or similar devices
shall be provided in addition to the standard locks and shall be installed in
accordance with the manufacturer's directions. Connecting rooms shall be
equipped with two doors, each with a lock on the bedroom side of the door
only.
(4) Safe Depository - A safe
depository for the storage of guest valuables shall be provided.
(5) Heating and Ventilation
(a) All guest rooms, public rooms and work
areas shall be provided with adequate ventilation to maintain comfortable
temperatures and conditions, to remove objectionable odors and fumes, and to
prevent excessive condensation. All guest rooms and public areas shall be
provided with heating equipment capable of maintaining a temperature of at
least 70 F and shall be adjustable by the guest in his room. All rooms not
equipped with a mechanical cooling system shall have an operable screened
window.
(b) All heating, cooling
and ventilation systems shall comply with all applicable state and local
building and fire codes, laws, rules or regulations. All heating, cooling and
ventilation systems shall be kept in good repair, adequately maintained and in
a condition which presents no hazard to guests or employees.
(6) Smoke Detectors
(a) Every owner, manager, or operator of a
hotel shall install and maintain in operating condition a battery or
electrically operated smoke detector device in each hotel guest sleeping room.
The detector shall have received an approval from a nationally recognized
testing organization.
(b) Hotel
owners or operators shall be required to test each smoke detector device at
least once each quarter of each calendar year to determine if each detector is
in working order. Records shall be maintained and provided to the Hotel
Inspector when requested.
(c) Any
person who is convicted, in a court of proper jurisdiction, of tampering with
or removing a smoke detector from a hotel room shall be guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor.
(d) Hotel owners or
operators who are found to be in non-compliance with this section shall be
guilty upon conviction of a class C misdemeanor.
(7) Lighting - All guest rooms, public areas,
bath and toilet rooms, storage rooms, utensil washing rooms and laundry rooms
shall have adequate lighting to maintain the area in a clean and sanitary
condition.
(8) Cleaning
(a) All floors in all public areas, service
areas, halls, and walkways, shall be cleaned as needed by effective means
suitable to the finish. Guest room floors shall be cleaned between guests and
at any other time it is needed.
(b)
All walls, ceilings, and attached equipment in all public areas, service areas,
halls, walkways, and guest rooms, including windows, screens, transoms, ledges
and vents shall be cleaned as needed by effective means suitable to the finish.
Authors: Ronald Dawsey, Tim Hatch
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
22-2-2,
34-15-3.
