Cleanliness. Every multiple dwelling and every part
thereof shall be kept clean and free from vermin and from any accumulation
of dirt, filth or garbage or other matter in or on the same or in
the yards, courts, passages, areas or alleys connected with or belonging
to the same. The owner of every multiple dwelling or part thereof
shall thoroughly cleanse every room, passage, stair, floor, window,
door, wall, ceiling, privy, watercloset, cesspool drain, hall, cellar,
roof and every other public part of said multiple dwelling or part
of the dwelling of which he is the owner to the satisfaction of the
Superintendent of Buildings and shall keep said parts of said multiple
dwelling in a clean condition at all times, but this provision shall
not be construed to make the owner responsible for such cleanliness
of occupied rooms or apartments. Where carpets or rugs are provided
in public parts of the multiple dwelling, they shall be taken up and
cleaned once a year or as often as the Superintendent of Buildings
shall deem necessary. The interior surfaces of walls and ceilings
of any multiple dwelling, whether or not in public parts thereof,
shall be painted or, if papered, shall be repapered or painted, and
the ceilings shall be rekalsomined, repapered or repainted whenever
necessary to keep said surfaces in a sanitary condition. No wallpaper
shall be placed upon a wall or ceiling of any multiple dwelling unless
all wallpaper shall be first removed therefrom and said wall or ceiling
thoroughly cleaned and repaired. No person shall place ashes, garbage,
rubbish, filth, urine or fecal matter in any place in a multiple dwelling,
other than in that provided for the same, or keep ashes, garbage,
rubbish, filth, urine or fecal matter in his apartment or upon his
premises such length of time as to create a nuisance. Any tenant shall
be punishable hereunder for the existence of conditions in violation
of the provisions of this article within his apartment to the extent
that such conditions are caused by him or by the members of his household
and are under his control, but this provision shall be construed to
relieve the owner of any liability or duty under this subsection,
except where such violation is caused and continued solely by the
tenant.