Section 25018 - Apartments in cellars or basementsIn no tenement house shall any room or apartment in the cellar be hereafter constructed, altered, converted, leased or occupied for living purposes, and no room or apartment in the basement of any such building shall be constructed, altered, converted, leased or occupied for living purposes, unless the following conditions be complied with, viz.:
1. Every room shall be at least eight feet six inches high, in every part, from floor to ceiling.2. Every such room shall have a window or windows opening upon the street, or upon a yard or court. The total area of the windows in such room shall be at least one-eighth of the floor area of the room, and one-half of the sash shall be made to open the full width, and the top of each window shall be within six inches of the ceiling.3. There shall be appurtenant to every such room or apartment a water closet, conforming in design, materials and construction to the building and health regulations of cities of the second class.1903, March 25, P.L. 54, § 2.