The owner of a dwelling is responsible for the maintenance of buildings and structures and for meeting the provisions of this Chapter, unless otherwise noted.
A. Joint Responsibility Of Occupants And Owner:
1. An owner, agent or occupant of a dwelling may not allow the accumulation of dirt or filth on the premises occupied or controlled in a manner that could create a health hazard to the dwelling occupants or the general public.
2. An owner, agent or occupant of a dwelling may not allow the accumulation of rubbish or garbage on the premises occupied or controlled in a manner that could create a health hazard to the dwelling occupants or the general public 1 .
3. An owner, agent or occupant may not allow formation of rodent harborage in or about the premises occupied or controlled.
4. The occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit is responsible for the extermination of rodents, insects or vermin on the premises. Every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit is responsible for such extermination whenever the dwelling unit is the only one infested. However, whenever infestation is caused by the failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a reasonable rodentproof condition, extermination is the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exists in two (2) or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling, or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units, extermination thereof is the responsibility of the owner. (Ord. XVIII.10, 9-2-1997)
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