It shall be the responsibility of the owner to keep and maintain each dwelling so as to comply with the minimum basic requirements of this Housing Ordinance and other applicable codes affecting those units. If the owner is prevented from complying with such requirements by the actions of a tenant, it shall be the right of the owner to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant in accordance with applicable state law.
Every occupant shall cooperate with the owner or responsible party and shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining the dwelling in a safe and sanitary condition, except for the normal wear and tear, and for meeting the minimum requirements of this Housing Ordinance. Any occupant who fails to comply with this section shall be subject to prosecution by the appropriate authorities pursuant to this Housing Ordinance, and where applicable, to eviction from the dwelling by the owner or responsible party in accordance with state law.
No person shall keep, maintain or house any animal or fowl, except as permitted in § 3-7, Chapter 3, Food and Health, of the Code of the City of Lapeer.
Animals kept or allowed within a dwelling shall not be permitted by the occupant or responsible party to create any unsafe, odorous or unsanitary condition or to cause any damage to the dwelling or structure.
Animals kept or allowed in a yard or in an accessory structure shall not be permitted by the occupant or responsible party to create any unsafe, odorous or unsanitary condition.
All improvements located in a yard, including, but not limited to, walkways, driveway, steps, fences and walls shall be in good repair.
Trees, shrubs and plants which have damaged a dwelling or which are diseased or create an unsafe condition shall be trimmed or removed by the responsible party.
No person shall accumulate or permit to be accumulated junk, except in a wholly enclosed structure provided that such storage does not harbor vermin or pose a fire hazard to the occupants of the dwelling.
Except as may otherwise be permitted by the holding of a specific business license or by other City of Lapeer ordinance, no person shall store, accumulate, or permit the storage or accumulation of any building materials on property owned, leased, rented or occupied by him for any period longer than reasonably necessary for the immediate use of such materials, but in no event longer than 60 days.
No person shall maintain or allow to be maintained any partially completed dwelling unless it is in the course of construction in accordance with an existing building permit issued by the City.
No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained any vacant dwelling unless it is made safe by having all broken or missing panes of glass replaced and all openings secured, or that all openings have sheathing nailed to the jamb properly per boarding standards as recognized by the Building Code Official and outlined in the International Property Maintenance Code.
A. 
No responsible party shall keep or maintain a dwelling that is an unsafe condition due to, but not limited to, the following:
(1) 
Unsanitary conditions.
(2) 
Inadequate exit facilities.
(3) 
Existence of a fire hazard.
(4) 
Any condition which is dangerous to human life or the public welfare.
B. 
The responsible party shall make the dwelling safe by repairing or removing it in accordance with the Housing Ordinance and other pertinent provisions of Lapeer City ordinances.
Any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, or rooming unit, in whole or in part, which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be deemed to be unfit for human habitation:
A. 
One which is damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested so that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or to the public.
B. 
One which lacks light, ventilation, heating or sanitary facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public as prescribed by the provisions of this Housing Ordinance.
C. 
One which does not include a stove or other cooking facilities, a refrigerator, or space for dry goods storage; except, however, where said facilities are not required by this Housing Ordinance for a particular type of dwelling unit.
D. 
One which exposes or could expose the occupants to dangerous levels of air pollution from carbon monoxide, sewer gas, dust, or other harmful pollutants.
E. 
One which because of its location, exposes or could expose the occupants to serious adverse environmental conditions, natural man-made, such as dangerous walks, steps, instability, flooding, poor drainage, septic tank backups, sewage hazard, mud slides, or excessive noise, vibration, or vehicular traffic.