§ 45-24.3-9 - Minimum thermal standards for heating. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 45-24.3-9

   § 45-24.3-9  Minimum thermal standards forheating. – No person shall occupy, as owner or occupant, or let to another for occupancy,any dwelling or dwelling unit, for the purposes of living, which does notcomply with the following requirements:

   (1) Every dwelling must have heating facilities properlyinstalled and maintained in safe and working condition, and capable of safelyand adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closetcompartments in every dwelling unit located at a distance of eighteen inches(18") above the floor level under average winter conditions to a temperature ofat least sixty-eight degrees (68°) fahrenheit.

   (2) Unvented flame space heaters are prohibited in anydwelling or dwelling unit except as provided in § 45-24.3-9.2. No owner oroccupant shall install, operate, or use a space heater employing a flame thatis not vented outside the structure in an approved manner, except thoseunvented portable space heaters which conform to the provisions of §45-24.3-9.2. Portable electric heaters, approved under the appropriate local orstate electrical and/or fire prevention code, are acceptable where they meetthe above provisions of this section.