The provisions of this article shall govern the responsibilities
of occupants and owners for the maintenance of structures, and the
equipment and premises thereof. Nothing contained herein shall modify
other requirements contained in other sections of this chapter related
to the responsibilities of tenants or occupants of a structure or
unit.
A defective or hazardous appliance, including but not necessarily
limited to a cooking range, oven or refrigerator, not otherwise addressed
in this code, which constitutes a danger to the public or to the occupants
of a dwelling, dormitory, apartment house, lodging house, hotel or
motel shall be repaired or altered to a safe condition or properly
disconnected from sources of energy or fuel and disposed of in a proper
manner.
A.
Occupant-supplied fixtures or appliances. The equipment or fixtures
supplied by the tenant or occupant shall be properly installed, and
shall be maintained in good, working condition, kept clean and sanitary
and free of defects, leaks or obstructions. If, in the opinion of
the Building Inspector, appliances become dangerous or unsafe they
shall be disposed of properly.
B.
Owner-supplied fixtures or appliances. The owner of a structure shall
maintain the supplied equipment and fixtures in good working condition,
and the occupant shall exercise reasonable care in their proper use
and operation.
Occupants shall keep portions of the structures occupied and
controlled by them in a clean, sanitary condition as required. Every
owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall maintain,
in a clean and sanitary condition, the shared or public areas of the
dwelling and premises.
Occupants shall keep all plumbing fixtures located within the
dwelling or dwelling unit in a clean and sanitary condition and exercise
reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof. The owner
shall keep plumbing fixtures in good and proper operating condition.
A.
For all
smoke detectors operated by a battery in a dwelling unit, it shall
be the obligation of the owner to install a new battery in such smoke
detector upon renting to a tenant. It shall then be the obligation
of the tenant to maintain the smoke detector with a functional battery
at all times thereafter.
