§ 188-50. Electrical equipment.

A. 

Installation. All electrical equipment, wiring and appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe and approved manner.

B. 

Receptacles. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two separate and remote receptacle outlets. Every laundry area shall contain at least one grounded-type receptacle or a receptacle with a ground fault circuit interrupter. Every bathroom shall contain at least one receptacle. Any new bathroom receptacle outlet shall have ground fault circuit interrupter protection.

C. 

Every habitable room shall contain at least two separate, approved, wall-type electric convenience outlets, or one such convenience outlet and one ceiling or wall-type electric light fixture. Every such outlet and fixture shall be maintained in good and safe condition, and shall be connected to the source of electric power. No temporary wiring shall be used except extension cords which run directly from portable electrical fixtures to convenience outlets, and which do not lie under rugs or other floor coverings, nor extend through doorways, transoms or other openings through structural elements.

D. 

Luminaires. Every public hall, interior stairway, toilet room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, boiler room and furnace room shall contain at least one electric luminary.

E. 

Every bathroom and water closet compartment shall have either natural or artificial light available at all times, with an illumination of at least three lumens per square foot (three footcandles). Such light shall be measured 36 inches from the floor at the center of the room. Artificial lighting shall be controlled by a wall switch so located as to avoid danger of electrical hazards. Ground fault interrupter circuits shall be installed to protect all bathroom wall outlets.

F. 

All electrical outlets, where required by the National Electrical Code, shall be protected by ground fault interrupter (GFI) circuits.