Unless the owner has specifically agreed in writing to render such service or to otherwise accept such responsibility, the occupant of a rental unit shall be responsible for:
(a) Notifying the owner or operator and Building Inspector, in writing, of maintenance needed on the dwelling or supplied equipment or of unsafe or unsanitary conditions not meeting the requirements of this article.
(b) Keeping all equipment and fixtures in the occupant's dwelling unit clean and in a sanitary condition and exercising reasonable care in the use and operation thereof.
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(c) Maintaining smoke detectors, unless other provisions are made with the owner or operator for such maintenance.
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(d) Supplying properly sized type S fuse stats, after initial ones are supplied by the owner or operator, as needed during occupancy for those circuits serving only the occupant's dwelling unit.
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(e) Disposing of rubbish, garbage and other organic waste in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in disposal facilities or storage containers and by reclosing or replacing container lids.
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(f) Exterminating any insects, rodents or other pests in the dwelling unit for which the occupant is responsible whenever such unit is the only one infested.
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(g) Maintaining that part of the dwelling and premises which the occupant occupies in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
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(h) Correction of any damage relating to Sections 1791.12
and 1791.17
caused by willfully or recklessly destructive behavior of the tenant or his/her guests. Any tenant or guest convicted of such willful or recklessly destructive behavior shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). (Passed 7-11-00.)
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