Rule 105. Maintenance of houses

(1) The employer shall at his own expenses, execute such repairs to the houses as may be required from time to time and maintain the houses in fit and safe condition for occupation.

(2) A worker occupying a house may, and an inspector cum facilitator appointed under the Code shall, bring to the notice of the employer any defect in the condition of a house which makes it dangerous to the health and safety of the worker. Where an inspector cum facilitator so brings any such defects to notice, it shall be the duty of the employer to rectify them with the least possible delay.

(3) The employer shall get all the houses, doors, windows, and other wooden structures painted or varnished once in three years. The dates on which painting or varnish was last carried out shall be painted or stenciled at a convenient spot on each building.