RTA · Minimum Housing and Health Standards
IV. Equipment And Furnishings
7 Washroom Facilities
with plumbing fixtures of an approved type consisting of at least a flush toilet, a
wash basin, and a bathtub or shower.
(a) The washbasins and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with potable hot
and cold running water.
(b) The wash basin should be in the same room as the flush toilet or in close
proximity to the door leading directly into the room containing the flush
toilet.
(c) All rooms containing a flush toilet and/or bathtub or shower shall be
provided with natural or mechanical ventilation.
Shared Washrooms
(d) Occupants of a housing premises with more than one dwelling unit may
share a flush toilet, wash basin and bathtub or shower provided that:
(i) the occupants have access to the washroom facility without going
through another dwelling or outside of the building; and
(ii) the facility is located on the same floor as, or on the next storey up
or down from the floor on which the suite is located; and
(iii) each group of plumbing fixtures (toilet, washbasin, bathtub or
shower) shall not serve more than eight persons.