(a) Owners shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in these sections, and no owner shall be relieved from any such duty and responsibility, nor be entitled to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the occupant is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.
(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in these sections, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the owner and the occupant shall not be altered or affected by any agreement or contract by and between any of the aforesaid or between them and any other parties. (Ord. 68-97. Passed 6-17-97.)