(A) Every owner, and the manager or rental agent of such owner, of any such residential dwelling units shall be held responsible for the installation of all smoke detectors. It shall be the responsibility of the tenant to maintain in good working order all such smoke detectors provided by the owner or agent until said tenant vacates the premises, unless said smoke detector requires A.C.-powered supply, then the responsibility for maintaining such smoke detector shall be upon the owner or agent for the property. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or agent to replace a defective smoke detector for inhabited rental dwelling units.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all private residential dwelling units to maintain all such smoke detectors to be in good working order, whether A.C.-powered or D.C.-powered smoke detectors, for the duration of occupancy of all such private dwelling units.
(Ord. 7, 1990, passed 12-4-1990) Penalty, see § 93.99