(A) No owner or other person shall occupy or let to another person any rental property unless it and the premises are clean, sanitary, fit for human occupancy and comply with all applicable legal requirements of the Commonwealth and the borough.
(B) Every owner of a rental property containing two or more dwelling units shall maintain in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof.
(C) Every occupant of a rental property shall maintain in a clean and sanitary condition that part or those parts of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof that he or she occupies and controls.
(D) Every occupant of a rental property shall store and dispose of all rubbish in a clean, sanitary and safe manner.
(E) Every occupant of a rental property shall store and dispose of all his or her garbage and any other organic waste which might provide food for insects and/or rodents, in a clean, sanitary and safe manner, and if a container is used for storage pending collection, it shall be rodent- proof, insect-proof and water-tight.
(F) Every owner of a rental property containing three or more dwelling units shall supply facilities or containers for the sanitary and safe storage and/or disposal of rubbish and garbage. In the case of rental property single-family dwellings, it shall be the responsibility of the occupant to furnish such facilities or containers.
(G) Every occupant of a rental property containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of insects and/or rodents on the premises; and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his or her dwelling unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this division (G), whenever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a rodent-proof or reasonably insect-proof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exist in two or more of the dwelling units in any rental property or in the shared or public parts of any rental property containing two or more dwelling units, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner.
(H) Every owner of a rental property shall keep all plumbing fixtures therein in operable condition.
(I) From October 1 until April 30 in every rental property when the control of supplied heat is the responsibility of a person other than the occupant, a temperature of at least 68°F shall be maintained in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments at a distance of 18 inches above the floor level.
(2006 Code, § 11-202) (Ord. 6/5/2000, passed 6-5-2000; Ord. 2006-3, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 151.99