Whenever any owner or agent of any building in the City shall rent, lease or hire out to be occupied any building or part thereof, such owner or agent shall be liable for the condition of such premises so that they do not constitute a nuisance or a hazard to the health or safety of the public or of any person, and the owner or agent may also be made a defendant in a prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this article and be subject to penalty, the same as the occupant of the premises, and any prosecution for violation of this article may be maintained against the owner, occupants or agent of the premises, or either or all of those parties. Provided, that owners or agents shall only be held responsible under the provisions of this section where buildings are rented to different persons as described herein.
(11-7-88)
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