(a) Responsibilities of Owners.
(1) Owners of premises shall be responsible to the Municipality for compliance with all provisions of this chapter, and shall remain responsible to the Municipality regardless of the fact that this chapter may also place certain responsibilities on operators or lessees or occupants. The provisions of this chapter are not intended to prohibit owners entering into private financial arrangements with operators or lessees or occupants.
(2) Owners of premises shall be responsible to the Municipality for the condition of the premises being that all dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, and residential buildings have available adequate heat, electricity, and hot water supply.
(b) Responsibilities of Rooming House Operators or Lessees.
(1) Limiting occupancy to the maximum permitted by all applicable ordinances and laws;
(2) Maintenance of safe and sanitary conditions in all parts of rooming house premises;
(3) Maintenance and operation of all required service facilities;
(4) Maintenance of cooking and refrigeration appliances and any other fixtures and appliances within their control, and all plumbing and other building equipment and facilities, in an operative, clean, and sanitary condition;
(5) Sanitary maintenance of walls, floors, and ceilings;
(6) Keeping exits clean and unencumbered;
(7) Disposal of building garbage and rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner;
(8) Extermination of insects, rodents, or other pests on the premises; and
(9) Installation and maintenance of required screens and other protective or sanitary devices.
(c) Responsibility of Dwelling Occupants. Occupants of dwelling units shall be responsible for:
(1) Limiting occupancy of that part of the premises which they occupy or control to the maximum permitted by applicable ordinances or law;
(2) Maintaining that part of the premises which they occupy or control in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition;
(3) Maintaining in a sanitary condition all plumbing, cooking, and refrigeration fixtures and appliances, as well as other building equipment and storage facilities in that part of the premises which they occupy or control, in a clean and sanitary condition, and providing reasonable care in the operation and use;
(4) Keeping exits from their dwelling unit clear and unencumbered;
(5) Disposal of garbage and rubbish into provided facilities in a clean and sanitary manner;
(6) Extermination of insects, rodents, or other pests within their dwelling unit if their unit is the only one infested in the premises;
(7) Keeping domestic animals and pests in an appropriate manner and under control, and disposing of excrement with reasonable frequency; and
(8) Insuring that no service, facility, equipment or utility which is required to be supplied by the provisions of applicable housing codes, is removed, shut off from, or discontinued for an occupied dwelling unit except for necessary repairs, alterations, or emergencies.
(Ord. 1990-04. Passed 6-19-90.)