{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-361","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-361","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-365). Basement living rooms.","body":"In tenement houses, no room in the cellar or in the basement shall be constructed, altered, converted or occupied for living purposes, unless all of the following conditions are complied with: (1) Such room shall be at least seven feet six inches high, in each part, from the floor to the ceiling; (2) the ceiling of such room shall be at least four feet and six inches above the surface of the street or ground outside of or adjoining the same; (3) all walls surrounding such room shall be damp-proof; (4) the floor of such room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368o. TENEMENT AND LODGING HOUSES","PART II*. THE TENEMENT HOUSE ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368o.htm#sec_19a-361","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"6f84472941b079ef603c0e8550e8b673961312a19324927cde31421a2570b5b9","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-360","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-362"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}