Whenever any owner or agent of any building in the City shall rent, lease or hire out to be occupied, any building or part thereof, as a home or residence of more than two families living independently of one another, or a building to different person for stores and offices in such building, giving to each family or person the common right to halls, yards, water closets, privies, such owner or agent may also be made a defendant in a prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this article and be subject to fine, the same as the occupant of the premises. Any prosecution for violation of this article may be maintained against the owner, occupants or agents of the premises, or either or all of these parties.
(1978 Code Sec. 17-8.)