All property and premises shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary
condition. The owner shall keep that part of the exterior property which he
occupies, lets or controls in a clean and sanitary condition.
All premises shall be graded and maintained to prevent the accumulation
of stagnant water thereon, or within any structure located thereon.
Sidewalks, curbing and guttering shall be kept free of weeds, grass
and plant growth.
The furniture, furnishings, appliances or decorations customarily associated with the interior portion of the residential dwellings shall not be placed on an open front porch or the front yard. Occupant(s) shall receive a notice in the form set forth in § 160-15 to remove said furniture, furnishings, appliances or decorations, within seven days. The notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property. If the furniture, furnishings, appliances or decorations are not removed within the seven-day time period, then the Department of Building, Housing and Zoning, or its designated agents, will remove said items to the Wicomico County landfill.
For safety reasons, all white goods, including abandoned ice boxes,
refrigerators, freezers and dryers, shall be removed and/or secured within
48 hours after verbal or written notification by the Housing Official.
Pipes, ducts, conductors, fans or blowers shall not discharge gases,
steam, vapor, hot air, grease, smoke or odors upon abutting or adjacent public
or private property or that of another tenant. Sewage shall be properly disposed
of. Buckets and other types of containers shall not be used for the collection
and disposal of human waste.
All accessory structures, including detached garages, sheds, fences,
and walls, shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair.
