Occupants of dwellings, multifamily dwellings, and dwelling units, and owners or operators of rooming houses shall be responsible for maintenance thereof, as provided in this article.
A. 
Cleanliness. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep that part of the dwelling unit and premises thereof which he/she occupies, controls, or uses in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. 
Disposal of rubbish. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall dispose of his/her rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the rubbish containers required by § 176-20J of this chapter.
C. 
Disposal of garbage. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall dispose of his/her garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or, if such facilities are not available, by removing all nonburnable matter and securely wrapping such garbage and placing it in tight metal garbage storage containers as required by § 176-20K of this chapter or by such other disposal method as may be required by applicable laws or ordinances of the City of Troy.
D. 
Use and operation of supplied plumbing fixtures. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep the supplied plumbing fixtures therein clean and sanitary and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in their proper use and operation.
Every person who operates a rooming house, or who occupies or lets to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house, shall comply with the provisions of every section of this chapter, except as provided in the following sections.
A. 
Water closet, hand lavatory, and bath facilities. At least one water closet, lavatory sink, and bathtub or shower, properly connected to an approved water and sewer system and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each four rooms within a rooming house wherever said facilities are shared. All such facilities shall be located within the residence building served and shall be directly accessible from a common hallway or passageway and shall be not more than one story from any of the persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory sink and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times. Such required facilities shall not be located in a cellar.
B. 
Minimum floor area for sleeping purposes. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by two or more persons shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for such occupant thereof.
C. 
Bed linen and towels. The operator of every rooming house shall supply bed linen and towels therein at least once each week and prior to the letting of any room to another occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
D. 
Shades, drapes, etc. Every window of every rooming unit shall be supplied with shades, drawn drapes, or other devices or material which, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupant of the rooming unit.
E. 
Sanitary conditions. The operator of every rooming house shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings, and for the sanitary maintenance of every other part of the rooming house; and he/she shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building within which the rooming house is contained is leased or occupied by the operator.
F. 
Sanitary facilities. Every water closet, flush urinal, lavatory sink and bathtub or shower required by Subsection A shall be located within the rooming house and within a room or rooms which:
(1) 
Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms; and
(2) 
Are accessible from a common hall and without going outside the rooming house or through any other room therein.
[Added 10-6-2011 by Ord. No. 3]
A. 
The owner of real property purchased at a foreclosure sale or obtained through a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall, within 30 days of the date of the sale, notify, in writing, the Troy City Assessor of the name of the owner, the mailing address of the owner, the actual physical address of the owner and a contact telephone number at which the owner may be reached.
B. 
Said owner shall maintain the real property in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Code of the City of Troy.
C. 
Penalties for offenses. Any corporation, firm, business or person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 per day for each and every day said violation continues. Any fines imposed, together with any fees, costs and charges, may become a lien on the property and collected at the same time and in the same manner as property taxes are collected.