[R.O. 1966 § 15:4-34; Ord. 6 S+FL, 10-1-1986; Ord. 6 S+FE, 9-15-1999 § 1]
a.
No owner or operator shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility, which is required to be supplied by the provisions of this Housing Code, or is required to be supplied by the provisions of any lease or agreement, to be removed from or shut off from, or discontinued for any occupied dwelling unit or rooming unit, except for necessary repairs, alterations or emergencies, or for such other reason as may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of these ordinances or any other statute applicable to such utility, facility or equipment.
b.
For the purpose of this subsection, whenever a dwelling or multiple dwelling is furnished with elevators, air conditioners, boilers, radiators, risers, returns, electrical and plumbing or any other particular facility or equipment, such furnishings shall constitute prima facie evidence of an implied contract under which the owner has contracted to supply such facility or equipment to the occupants.
c.
A complaint shall be instituted in the Municipal Court for the violation of this Article when the owner or operator shall fail to abate violations of this Article after being duly notified of the violations and after being allowed 48 hours to abate the violations.
d.
Any owner or operator who shall fail to provide elevator service when required pursuant to this Article shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 but no more than $1,000 for each day that the owner or operator is found to be in violation of this Article.
e.
Moreover, any owner or operator who is convicted of violating this Article within one year of the date of a previous violation of the same ordinance, and who was fined for the previous violation shall be deemed by the Municipal Court as a repeated offender and shall be punished by one or more of the following penalties: 1) a fine not exceeding $1,000, 2) imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days, or 3) a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. The additional fine imposed by the Municipal Court upon a person for a repeated offense shall not be less than the minimum fine fixed by a violation of this Article but shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the Article, as prescribed by State Statute (P.L. 1989, Chapter 114).