Premises shall be maintained free from sources of breeding, harborage and infestation by insects, vermin, rodents or other pests.
(a) An owner of an occupiable dwelling or property shall take such measures necessary to prevent and control the harborage and free movement of insects, vermin, rodents or other pests within the structure and on the property. Such owner shall be solely responsible for the extermination of insects, vermin, rodents or other pests within the structure and on the property. No owner shall fail to take action to exterminate insects, vermin, rodents or other pests as required herein, or be subject to legal action and penalties provided herein.
(b) In the event that a two-family or multifamily dwelling is infested with or there is a report of infestation with bedbugs, the owner shall make written notification to all contiguous units (including adjacent units on either side, across the hall, or above or below the affected unit) within forty-eight (48) hours of confirmation of the presence of bedbugs. In addition, where there are confirmed bedbugs in a dwelling unit within a building of more than two dwelling units, the owner, property manager or other agent shall cause all affected units to be treated by a licensed pesticide applicator under Section 921.06 of the Ohio Revised Code or for the affected units to be heat-treated to eliminate the bedbugs.
(c) The occupant of any dwelling structure, if not the owner, shall notify the owner of the structure when the occupant knows of or suspects an infestation of insects, vermin, rodents or other pests within the structure within 48 hours of discovery. The occupant shall grant the owner and the owner's agents or pest control contractor access to every portion of the structure or property necessary for the inspection and extermination of insects, vermin, rodents or other pests within the structure or property. No occupant shall fail to promptly notify an owner or fail to grant the owner or the owner's agents or pest control contractor reasonable access as required herein.
(Ord. 8-69. Passed 2-24-69; Ord. 70-21. Passed 11-8-21.)