California Housing Law and Regulations
Healthy Homes Provisions
Editor’s Note: This document contains the substantive provisions of the
California State Housing Law and
regulations related to healthy housing.
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(3) Defective or lack of weather protection for exterior wall coverings, including lack of
paint, or weathering due to lack of paint or other approved protective covering.
(4) Broken, rotted, split, or buckled exterior wall coverings or roof coverings.
(h) Any building or portion thereof, device, apparatus, equipment, combustible waste, or vegetation
that, in the opinion of the chief of the fire department or his deputy, is in such a condition as to
cause a fire or explosion or provide a ready fuel to augment the spread and intensity of fire or
explosion arising from any cause.
(i) All materials of construction, except those which are specifically allowed or approved by this
code, and which have been adequately maintained in good and safe condition.
(j) Those premises on which an accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, dead organic matter,
debris, garbage, offal, rodent harborages, stagnant water, combustible materials, and similar
materials or conditions constitute fire, health, or safety hazards.
(k) Any building or portion thereof that is determined to be an unsafe building due to inadequate
maintenance, in accordance with the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code.
(l) All buildings or portions thereof not provided with adequate exit facilities as required by this
code, except those buildings or portions thereof whose exit facilities conformed with all
applicable laws at the time of their construction and that have been adequately maintained and
increased in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change in
occupancy. When an unsafe condition exists through lack of, or improper location of, exits,
additional exits may be required to be installed.
(m) All buildings or portions thereof that are not provided with the fire-resistive construction or fire-
extinguishing systems or equipment required by this code, except those buildings or portions
thereof that conformed with all applicable laws at the time of their construction and whose fire-
resistive integrity and fire-extinguishing systems or equipment have been adequately maintained
and improved in relation to any increase in occupant load, alteration or addition, or any change
in occupancy.
(n) All buildings or portions thereof occupied for living, sleeping, cooking, or dining purposes that
were not designed or intended to be used for those occupancies.
(o) Inadequate structural resistance to horizontal forces.
"Substandard building" includes a building not in compliance with Section 13143.2. However, a
condition that would require displacement of sound walls or ceilings to meet height, length, or width
requirements for ceilings, rooms, and dwelling units shall not by itself be considered sufficient
existence of dangerous conditions making a building a substandard building, unless the building was
constructed, altered, or converted in violation of those requirements in effect at the time of construction,
alteration, or conversion.
§ 17920.5. Local Appeals Board
As used in this part "local appeals board" means the board or agency of a city or county which is
authorized by the governing body of the city or county to hear appeals regarding the building
requirements of the city or county. In any area in which there is no such board or agency, "local
appeals board" means the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over such area.
§ 17920.6. Housing Appeals Board
As used in this part, "housing appeals board" means the board or agency of a city or county which is
authorized by the governing body of the city or county to hear appeals regarding the requirements of the