Ottawa By-law 2013-416, s. 20 — Property Standards By-law

1) All exterior openings for doors or windows shall be fitted with doors or windows that are capable of being opened or closed easily, unless, in the case of windows, the windows were manufactured to be fixed. BY-LAW NO. 2013-416 2) Windows, exterior doors and basement or cellar hatchways shall be maintained in a weathertight condition to prevent drafts or leakage and protected by suitable materials to prevent the entry of vermin into the building. 3) Doors, doorframes, window frames, sashes, casings and weatherstripping that have been damaged or show evidence of decay or other deterioration shall be painted, repaired or replaced. 4) The following items shall be repaired or replaced:

• a) missing glass;
• b) broken glass;
• c) missing door hardware;
• d) defective door hardware;
• e) missing window hardware;
• f) defective window hardware. 5) Every entrance door in every dwelling unit shall have a locking device so as to be capable of being locked from both inside and outside the dwelling unit. 6) The entrance door in every rooming unit shall have a locking device so as to be capable of being locked from both inside and outside the rooming unit. 7) All windows intended to be opened and all exterior doors shall have hardware so as to be capable of being locked or otherwise secured from inside the dwelling unit. 8) All windows in a dwelling unit shall be double glazed or provided with storm windows or other approved means of minimizing heat loss and infiltration, during the season in which heat is required. 9) All windows in a dwelling unit that are capable of being opened shall be provided with screens, and the screens shall be maintained in good repair so as to effectively prevent the entry of vermin. 10) In multiple dwellings where a voice communications system between each dwelling unit and the front lobby and a security locking and release facilities for the entrance have been provided and are controlled from each dwelling unit, such facilities shall be maintained in good repair. 11) Every door used as,
• a) an entrance to and a means of egress from a multiple dwelling which is not open and available for use by the general public, and
• b) an entrance to or means of egress from a storage garage which is not open and available for use by the general public, shall be kept closed and locked and shall BY-LAW NO. 2013-416 be provided with approved self-closing and self-locking mechanisms and shall not be secured in an open position except in an emergency situation. 12) Where mailboxes or mail slots are provided in multiple dwellings, they shall be,
• a) maintained in good repair;
• b) secured with a locking device; and
• c) one shall be provided for each dwelling unit. STAIRS, PORCHES AND RAMPS