No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit, for the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following requirements:
(A) The exterior doors, including any exterior basement entrance and every exterior window shall be supplied with a lock. The owner must supply locks, and the owner, and occupant shall have the right to the keys for entry to the leased space.
(B) Every plumbing fixture, water, and waste pipe shall be properly installed, and maintained in good sanitary working condition, free from defects, leaks, and obstructions.
(C) Every toilet room floor, and bathroom floor surface shall be constructed, and maintained so as to be reasonably impervious to water, and so as to permit such floor to be easily kept in a clean, and sanitary condition.
(D) No owner, operator, or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment, or utility which is required under this subchapter to be removed from, shut off from, or discontinued from any occupied dwelling, or dwelling unit let, or occupied by him or her except for such temporary interruption as may be necessary when actual repairs, or alterations are in process, or during temporary emergencies when discontinuance of service is approved by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(E) Every dwelling unit shall have its own metering system for natural gas, water, electricity, or any other utility provided in the dwelling. If this requirement is not met, the owner of the dwelling must have the utilities that are not metered separately in his or her own name.
(Ord. 2014-10, passed 7-15-2014; Am. Ord. 2014-15, passed 7-15-2014) Penalty, see § 154.99