§ 27-23. Responsibilities of owners and occupants.

(1)

Every owner and every operator of a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall maintain the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof in a clean and sanitary condition. If, however, the manager determines that the unclean or unsanitary condition was caused in whole or part by an act or omission of an occupant, the manager may issue a notice of violation to the owner, operator, occupant, or all of them.

(2)

Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof which he occupies and controls. If, however, the, manager determines that the unclean or unsanitary condition was caused in whole or part by the act or omission of an owner or operator, the manager may issue a notice of violation to the owner, operator, occupant or all of them.

(3)

Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all his rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the rubbish containers required by the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter and consistent with rules and regulations of the manager of the department of public works.

(4)

Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all garbage and other organic waste that might provide food for insects and rodents, in a clean and sanitary manner, by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage containers required by the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this chapter and consistent with solid waste rules and regulations.

(5)

Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all plumbing therein in a clean and sanitary condition and is responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.

(6)

Extermination.

(a)

Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall maintain the dwelling unit free from all insects, rodents, vermin, and other pests; provided, however, that every owner and every operator shall maintain any screen, fence, or other structural element necessary to keep insects, rodents, vermin, and other pests from entering the dwelling. Every occupant of such a dwelling unit is responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, vermin, and other pests therein or on the premises; and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one (1) dwelling unit is responsible for such extermination whenever the dwelling unit is the unit primarily infested.

(b)

Every owner and every operator of a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall maintain it and the premises free from all rodents, insects, vermin, and other pests. Further, whenever infestation exists in two (2) or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling, or in the shared or public parts of any such dwelling, extermination thereof is the responsibility of every owner and every operator.

(c)

Notwithstanding subparagraphs 6(a) and 6(b), the manager may issue a notice of violation to the owner and to the operator of any dwelling or dwelling unit, occupant of any dwelling unit, or each of them, ordering extermination of any insects, rodents, vermin, and other pests as necessary to protect public health and safety.

(d)

Every owner and every operator of a rooming house shall maintain it and the premises free from all rodents, insects, vermin, and other pests and is responsible for exterminating them.

(7)

No person shall occupy or allow or let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit that is not authorized or permitted under the zoning laws of the city as set forth in chapter 59.

(Ord. No. 997-95, § 1, 12-4-95; Ord. No. 500, § 9, 9-17-07)