Hometime

Hometime · Alberta legislation

SS Houses with a Secondary Suite

SS · Minimum Housing and Health Standards

III. Housing Premises

1 Good repair, safe condition and structurally sound

Current to 2012-06-30 · Official PDF

The owner shall ensure that the housing premises is structurally sound, in a safe
condition, in good repair, and maintained in a waterproof, windproof and
weatherproof condition.

(a) The housing premises shall be structurally sound.
(b) Basements, cellars or crawl spaces shall be structurally sound, maintained
in good repair and free from water infiltration and accumulation.
(c) Building materials that have been damaged or show evidence of rot or
other deterioration shall be repaired or replaced.
(d) Repairs or modifications required by the Executive Officer of any
structural element of the housing premises may require the design and/or
supervision of a professional structural engineer or a Safety Codes Officer
(Building Discipline).