(a) Owners, operators, and their agents shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in this Code and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and no owner, operator or agent shall be relieved from any such duty and responsibility, nor be entitled to defend against any charge of a violation thereof, by reason of the fact that the occupant is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Code, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the owner, operator or agent on one hand, and the occupant on the other, shall not be altered or affected by an agreement or contract by and between them or between them and other parties.
(Ord. 122-01. Passed 12-19-01.)