Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The owner of a residence shall provide the following for
electrical supply and illumination:
(A) Habitable rooms other than a kitchen:
(1) Two separate wall-type receptacle outlets
in accessible locations, on different walls, and at least ten feet apart where
practical; or
(2) One outlet and
one electric light fixture.
(B) Kitchen:
(1) One electric light fixture; and
(2) Two wall-type receptacle outlets,
installed in accessible locations in addition to the refrigerator with freezer
and conventional cooktop and oven outlets.
(C) Room containing a toilet, bathtub, or
shower: One electric light fixture.
(D) Spaces other than habitable rooms,
kitchens, or rooms containing a toilet, bathtub, or shower:
(1) Electric light switches or sensors, and
light fixtures in good working order if light from an adjacent area does not
provide sufficient illumination for the safe and reasonable use of the
following spaces:
(a) Laundry;
(b) Pantry;
(c) Foyer;
(d) Hallway;
(e) Stairway;
(f) Closet;
(g) Storage place; and
(h) Cellar;
(2) Electric light switches or sensors, and
light fixtures in good working order shall be installed in the following
spaces:
(a) Porch;
(b) Deck;
(c) Passageway;
(d) Exterior stairway; and
(e) Fire escape.
(3) In residences containing more than one
dwelling unit or rooming unit, light fixtures in good working order that are
motion-sensor operated, on timers, or always on to ensure sufficient
illumination for the safe and reasonable use of every shared:
(a) Foyer;
(b) Hallway;
(c) Stairway;
(d) Porch;
(e) Deck;
(f) Passageway;
(g) Exterior stairway; and
(h) Fire escape.
(E) Lightbulbs in all required
light fixtures in common areas.
(F)
Payment of Electrical Service in Residences Containing Two or Three
Dwelling Units. Light fixtures used to illuminate a common
hallway, passageway, foyer and/or stairway may be wired to the electric service
serving an adjacent dwelling unit, provided that if the occupant of such
dwelling unit is responsible for paying for the electric service to such
dwelling unit:
(1) A written rental agreement
shall state the occupant is responsible for paying for light in the common
hallway, passageway, foyer, and/or stairway; and
(2) Any requirement for an occupant to pay
for lights in common areas shall begin only upon commencement of a new
tenancy.
