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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 the
lodger or elsewhere upon the premises in such a manner as to
render the condition of the room or premises filthy.
14. Subject to the provisions of these bye-laws the keeper,
or where there is no keeper, and the landlord resides on the
premises, the landlord of a lodging-house shall cause every
common passage or staircase in the lodging-house to be
thoroughly cleansed from time to time as often as is requisite.
15. Subject to the provisions of these bye-laws the
landlord of a lodging-house shall, at least once, and when
required by the Council, at a specified date in every year, cause
every part of the premises to be cleansed.
He shall, at the same time, when it is necessary for thorough
cleansing, cause the walls of every area, the surface of every
ceiling, and the interior surface of every wall of every room,
staircase, and passage in the lodging-house, and of every water
closet belonging to the premises to< be thoroughly lime-washed.
Provided that the foregoing requirement with respect to
lime-washing shall not apply in any case where the internal
surface of any such ceiling or wall is painted, or where the
material of or with which that surface is constructed or covered
is such as to render the lime-washing thereof unsuitable or
inexpedient, and where the said 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. Subject to the provisions of these bye-laws the
landlord of a lodging-house shall provide adequate means of
ventilation in or in connection with every common passage or
staircase in the lodging-house, and shall cause the said means of
ventilation to be maintained at all times in good order.
17. Subject to the provisions of these bye-laws the
landlord of a lodging-house shall cause all such means of