The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards necessary to make all rental units safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, fit for human habitation and beneficial to the public welfare; to establish minimum standards governing the maintenance of rental units in such condition as will not constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on the neighborhood and the community; to protect property values and to maintain the character and appearance of the community; to fix responsibilities for owners and occupants of the dwellings with respect to sanitation, repair and maintenance; to provide for rehabilitation and reuse of existing structures and the application of this chapter's requirements to alterations and repairs; to fix the responsibilities of owners, operators and occupants of all such dwellings; and to provide for administration, enforcement and penalties for this chapter.
(Ord. 2285. Passed 1-14-91.)