City Code Section
- A. Every dwelling or dwelling unit must have at least one door leading to an exterior yard or court, or in the case of a two-family dwelling or apartment, to an exterior yard or court or to an approved exit. All such doors must be openable from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort. All screen doors and storm doors must be easily openable from the inside without the use of a key or special knowledge or effort.
- B. In hotels and apartment houses, exit doors in common corridors or other common passageways must be openable from the inside with one hand in a single motion, such as pressing a bar or turning a knob, without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.
- C. Every door to the exterior of a dwelling unit must be equipped with a lock designed to discourage unwanted entry and to permit opening from the inside without the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.
- D. Every exterior door must comply with the following:
- 1. Every exterior door, door hinge, door lock, and strike plate must be maintained in good condition.
- 2. Every exterior door, when closed, must fit reasonably well within its frame and be weather-tight.
- 3. Every doorframe must be constructed and maintained in relation to the adjacent wall construction so as to exclude rain as completely as possible, and to substantially exclude wind from entering the dwelling.
- E. Every interior door and doorframe must be maintained in a sound condition for its intended purpose with the door fitting within the doorframe.