Wallingford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 167 (2026) § 167-4

No person shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purposes of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein which does not comply with the following requirements: A. Every dwelling unit shall have a room or portion of a room in which food may be prepared and/or cooked, and which shall be equipped with the following: (1) A kitchen sink in good working condition apart from the lavatory sink required in Subsection C . (2) Cabinets and/or shelves for the storage of eating and drinking and cooking equipment and utensils, and of food that does not, under ordinary maximum summer conditions, require refrigeration for safe keeping; said cabinets and/or shelves shall be adequate for the permissible occupancy of the dwelling unit. (3) A stove or similar device for cooking food, and a refrigerator or similar device for the safe storage of food at temperatures less than 50° F., but more than 32° F., under ordinary maximum summer conditions, which are properly installed with all necessary connections for safe, sanitary and efficient operation, provided that such stove, refrigerator and/or similar devices need not be installed when a dwelling unit is not occupied and when the occupant is expected to provide the same on occupancy, and that sufficient space for the safe and efficient installation and operation of said stove, refrigerator and/or similar devices is provided. B. Within every dwelling unit there shall be a non-habitable room, affording privacy to a person within said room, which is equipped with a toilet which shall be connected to a water system that at all times provides an adequate amount of running water under pressure so as to cause the toilet to be operated properly, and a bathtub or shower and lavatory sink which may or may not be in the same room as the toilet or in close proximity. All must be in good working condition and shall be connected to a sewer system or septic tank which is approved by the appropriate authority. C. Every plumbing fixture and pipe, every chimney flue and smoke pipe and every other facility, piece of equipment or utility which is present in a dwelling unit or which is required under this chapter shall be constructed and installed in conformance with the applicable local or state building codes and shall be maintained in satisfactory working condition. All sinks, bathtubs and/or showers must be supplied with an adequate amount of heated and unheated running water under pressure. D. No newly constructed habitable room, bathroom or toilet compartment which is accessory to a dwelling unit shall open directly into or shall be used in conjunction with a food store, public eating room, food preparation room, doctor's or dentist's examination or treatment room or office, or any similar room used for public purposes, or other areas as outlined in the State Public Health Code. E. The roof shall be structurally sound, tight and have no defects which might admit rain, and roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent rainwater from causing dampness in the walls or interior portion of the building. F. Every floor shall be reasonably weathertight, watertight and damp-free and shall be kept structurally sound and in good repair. G. Every window, exterior door and basement hatchway or similar devices shall be rodentproof and reasonably watertight and shall be kept in sound working condition and good repair and shall be equipped with operating locks. H. Every window sash shall be supplied with glass windowpanes or an approved substitute. I. Slide bolt and double key locks shall not be installed in egress doors in multiple and single- family dwellings.