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12. In every case where a lodger in a lodging house is entitied to the
exclusive use of any staircase, landing, or passage in such house, such
lodger shall cause every part of such staircase, landing, or passage to be
thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often as may be requisite.
13. A lodger in a lodging-house shall not cause or suffer any animal
to be kept in any room which has been let to such lodger or elsewhere
upon the premises in such a manner as to render the condition of such
room or premises filthy.
14. The landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every common
passage or staircase in such house to be thoroughly cleansed from time to
time as often as may be requisite.
15. The landlord of a lodging-house shall, in the first week of the
month of April in every year, cause every part of the premises to be
cleansed.
He shall, at the same time, except in such cases as are hereinafter
specified, cause every area, the interior surface of every ceiling and wall of
every water-closet belonging to the premises, and the interior surface of
every ceiling and wall of every room, staircase, and passage in the house
to be thoroughly lime-washed.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to the limewashing
of the internal surface of the walls of rooms, staircases, and
passages shall not apply in any case where the internal surface of any such
wall is painted, or where the material of or with which such surface is constructed
or covered is such as to render the lime-washing thereof unsuitable
or inexpedient, and where such surface is thoroughly cleansed, and the
paint or other covering is renewed, if the renewal thereof be necessary for
the purpose of keeping the premises in a cleanly and wholesome
condition.
16. The landlord of a lodging-house shall provide adequate means
of ventilation in or in connection with every common passage or staircase