Current through 2024-52, December 25, 2024
Section 144-206-2-A - Guest Rooms1 Sleeping rooms and bathrooms shall provide adequate lighting and ventilation.2 Windows and glass doors shall be kept clean and properly maintained.3 Where natural ventilation only is provided, outside openings shall be adequately screened.4 In the absence of windows, air conditioning and artificial lighting constitutes satisfactory compliance.5 Where it is impossible to provide ventilation by means of a window in an external wall or where storm windows are installed incapable of being opened, some artificial or mechanical means of ventilation capable of recirculating the air in the room at least six times per hour shall be provided.6 Window coverings shall be kept clean and properly maintained.7 Sheets and pillow cases, when provided, shall be clean. In no case shall sheets or pillow cases, after once being used by any guest, be used for or by another guest without having been thoroughly cleaned. (Critical Violation)8 Any torn and/or soiled bedding, mattresses, sheets or pillow cases shall not be used.9 The floors, walls, and ceilings of bedrooms, closets, and storage areas shall be kept clean and properly maintained.10 Furniture, fixtures, carpets and other accessories shall be kept clean and properly maintained.11 All lodging establishments shall be kept free of roaches, flies, vermin, and other pests.12 If cooking and multi-use eating and drinking tableware are provided for use by guests, the lodging establishment shall wash, rinse and sanitize the cooking and multi-use eating and drinking tableware, prior to use by succeeding guests. (Critical Violation)13 All drinking glasses furnished and used by guests shall be washed and sanitized after each day of occupancy. Clean glasses, not otherwise protected, shall be inverted on a clean surface. (Critical Violation)14 Any and all appliances provided shall be properly maintained and cleaned.10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 206, § 2-A