Stamford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 146 § 146-27

A. No person shall occupy as owner-occupant or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living therein which does not comply with the following requirements:
(1) Every foundation, floor, wall, ceiling and roof, door, skylight and window shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof; shall be capable of affording privacy; and shall be kept in sound condition and in good repair. All exterior wood surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods, shall be protected from the elements and decay by paint or other protective covering or treatment, using lead-free materials upon any surface that is readily accessible to children.
(2) Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and rodentproof and shall be kept in sound working condition and good repair.
(3) Every foundation, roof, floor, wall, ceiling, inside and outside stair, every porch and every appurtenance thereto shall be so constructed as to be safe to use and capable of supporting the load that normal use may cause to be placed thereon and shall be kept in sound condition and good repair. Every inside and outside stair or step shall have uniform risers, and straight runs of stairs shall have uniform treads, and stairways shall have handrails, structurally sound, of reasonable height and, where needed, balustrades adequately spaced.
(4) Every plumbing fixture and water and waste pipe shall be properly installed and maintained in good sanitary working condition, free from defects, leaks and obstructions.
(5) Every water closet compartment floor surface and bathroom and kitchen floor surface shall be constructed and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water and so as to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(6) Every plumbing fixture and pipe, every chimney, flue and smoke pipe and every other supplied facility, piece of equipment or utility which is required under this chapter shall be so constructed or installed that it will function safely and effectively and in conformance with applicable codes of the city and the state and shall be maintained in satisfactory working condition.
(7) No owner, operator or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under this chapter to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued from any occupied dwelling let or occupied by him except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary while actual repairs or alterations are in process or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the Director of Health. Where there exists only one (1) meter service in a building containing two (2) or more dwelling units, the landlord thereof shall be responsible the continuance of the service.
(8) No owner shall occupy or let to any other occupant any vacant dwelling unit unless it is clean, sanitary, in good repair and fit for human occupancy.
(9) Every dwelling, other building or accessory structure shall be rodentproof and maintained so as to prevent rodent harborage.
(10) All construction and materials ways and means of egress and all installation and use of equipment shall conform to all laws dealing with fire protection of the city and the state.