All buildings used for residential purposes must be connected to an approved source of electric power. Every electric outlet and fixture must be maintained and safely connected to an approved electrical system. The electrical system must not constitute a hazard to the occupants of the building by reason of inadequate service, improper fusing, improper wiring or installation, deterioration or damage, lack of access to a dwelling unit’s breaker or disconnect switch or similar reasons.

In addition to other electrical system components that may be used to meet cooking, refrigeration, and heating requirements listed elsewhere in this Title, the following outlets and lighting fixtures are required:

1. A. Every habitable room must contain at least two operable electric outlets or one outlet and one operable electric light fixture.
2. B. Every toilet compartment or bathroom must contain at least one supplied and operable electric light fixture and one outlet. Every laundry, furnace room, and all similar non-habitable spaces located in a dwelling must have one supplied electric light fixture available at all times.
3. C. Every public hallway, corridor, and stairway in apartment houses and hotels must be adequately lighted at all times with an average intensity of illumination of at least one foot candle at principal points such as angles and intersections of corridors and passageways, stairways, landings of stairways, landings of stairs and exit doorways, and at least ½-foot candle at other points. Measurement of illumination must be taken at points not more than four feet above the floor.
4. D. All electrical repairs and installations must be made in accordance with the provisions of Portland City Code Title 26 Electrical Regulations.