Section SPS 379.11 - Basement rooms(1) No basement room shall be used as a sleeping or living room unless all the following conditions are complied with: (a) The room shall be at least 8 feet high from floor to ceiling.(b) The ceiling shall be at least 4 feet above the surface of the adjoining street or ground.(c) The room shall have a window or windows opening upon a street, alley, or yard, or upon a court connecting therewith, or upon an inner court not less than 60 square feet in area; and the total window area shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of the room, and the upper half of such window or windows shall be made to open the full width.(d) The walls and floor shall be dampproof and waterproof.(e) The room shall have sufficient light and ventilation and shall be fit for human habitation.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 379.11
1-2-56; renum., Register, September, 1974, No. 225, eff. 10-1-74.