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5-12-040  Tenant responsibilities.
   Every tenant must:
   (a)   Comply with all obligations imposed specifically upon tenants by provisions of the municipal code applicable to dwelling units, including Section 7-28-850;*
* Editor's note – Per Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 6, the text of paragraph (a) reading “...including Section 7-28-850” becomes effective on 12-2-13.
   (b)   Keep that part of the premises that he occupies and uses as safe as the condition of the premises permits;
   (c)   Dispose of all ashes, rubbish, garbage and other waste from his dwelling unit in a clean and safe manner;
   (d)   Keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clean as their condition permits;
   (e)   Use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, in the premises;
   (f)   Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or knowingly permit any person on the premises with his consent to do so; and
   (g)   Conduct himself and require other persons on the premises with his consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb his neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.
(Prior code § 193.1-4; Added Coun. J. 9-8-86, p. 33771; Amend Coun. J. 11-6-91, p. 7196; Amend Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 55787, § 3)