(a) A person who is a tenant or a dwelling unit shall:
(1) Not disable the smoke detectors in the dwelling unit and shall maintain the smoke detectors in an operative condition;
(2) Not maintain or use any incinerator or barbecue pit in a manner that would cause a fire hazard, and shall not burn any combustible material in a manner that would endanger the life or property of any person thereby;
(3) Not use portable barbecues or cooking appliances within ten feet of a building or structure or on balconies, walkways or landings;
(4) Maintain the interior and exterior portions of the person’s dwelling unit free from accumulations of solid waste and other conditions conducive to the infestation of vectors and other pests;
(5) Connect plumbing fixtures and heating equipment that the tenant supplies in accordance with all applicable ordinances;
(6) Not alter a structure or its facilities so as to create a nonconformity with this article;
(7) Where evidence of infestation exists, provide for the extermination of vectors, rodents and other pests within the interior of an occupied dwelling unit within a one- or two-family dwelling. It shall be a defense if the tenant can show that the tenant had the dwelling unit treated to eliminate vectors, rodents and other pests within the preceding 30 days;
(8) Securely bag all household garbage or loose trash and refuse in fly-tight containers before depositing same inside a commercial solid waste container or placing it for collection;
(9) Securely close the door or lid to a commercial solid waste container after depositing solid waste therein;
(10) Not place or stack articles for disposal adjacent to, around or near a commercial solid waste container; and
(11) Not use flexible cords, such as extension cords, that exceed six feet in length when measured from end to end, or appliance cords that exceed six feet in length when measured from end to end. The combined length of an appliance cord and a flexible cord shall not exceed six feet in length.
(b) A person who is a tenant of a dwelling unit commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this section.
(Ord. 13743, § 1, passed 3-23-1999)