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Town of Westernport, MD
Allegany County
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No owner shall lease or permit the subletting to another for occupancy any vacant or vacated dwelling or dwelling unit which does not comply with the provision of this code, nor shall the owner enter into a land installment contract whereby the residential property is occupied prior to meeting the provisions of this code, unless permission for such occupancy has been granted by the Director. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Director. The provisions of Article III hereinabove specifically apply to this section.
Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and the premises thereof.
If the heating facilities of any dwelling or dwelling unit are not under the control of the occupant thereof, it is the responsibility of the owner, operator, or agent in charge to operate the heating facilities in accordance with §§ 91-44 and 91-45 of this code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Every owner shall be responsible for the eradication of any insects, rats or other pests when the infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in a dwelling or in the shared or public areas of a dwelling. All dwellings and dwelling units shall be ratproofed and maintained in a ratproof condition.
The owner of any premises that contains two or more dwelling units with a common entry bordering any street, lane or alley shall not deposit garbage or rubbish into the street, gutters or alleys abutting the premises and shall be responsible for sidewalk snow removal in accordance with the Town of Westernport Charter and Code.[2] The owner or operator of any dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall maintain in a clean and sanitary condition, free of garbage, rubbish, bulk trash, or other offensive material, both that portion of the sidewalk and the gutter that abuts the property and that portion of any alley that abuts the property and bounded by the property lines of the adjoining properties and mid-point of said alley.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 200, Streets and Sidewalks, Art. II, Snow Removal.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, or his operator or agent, to notify the occupant of the passageway to all required exits.