Every owner remains liable for violations of duties imposed upon him by this chapter even though an obligation is also imposed on the occupants of his dwelling, building, structure and/or premises and even though the owner has by agreement imposed on the occupants the duty of furnishing required equipment or of complying with this chapter.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
Every owner, in addition to being responsible for maintaining his dwelling, building or structure in a sound structural condition, shall be responsible for keeping that part of the dwelling, building, structure or premises which he occupies or controls in a clean, sanitary and safe condition, including the share of public areas in a building containing two or more dwelling units. Every owner shall, where required by this chapter or the health ordinances of the city, furnish and maintain such approved sanitary facilities as required and shall furnish and maintain approved devices and equipment or facilities for the prevention of insect and rodent infestation, and where infestation has taken place, shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests when such extermination is not specifically made the responsibility of the occupant by law or by ordinance or resolution of the city.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
Every occupant of a dwelling unit or business, in addition to being responsible for keeping in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition that part of a dwelling or dwelling unit or premises which he occupies and controls, shall dispose of all his rubbish, garbage, and other organic waste in a manner required by said health ordinances or other ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
All persons in possession and/or owner of any building, structure, dwelling or premises or portion thereof shall comply with any final order of the building official or the commission, insofar as such order shall affect such possessors. The failure to comply with any final order of the building official or the commission, unless reversed or modified on appeal as herein provided, shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
No owner of any building or premises, upon whom any complaint or order pursuant to this chapter has been served, shall sell, transfer, grant, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such property to another until all defects alleged in the complaint have been corrected to the satisfaction of the building official or until compliance with the provisions of such order has occurred; or, until such owner shall furnish to the purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee, or lessee, prior to such sale, transfer, grant, mortgage, or lease, a true copy of such complaint or order and, at the same time, give written notification to the building official of his intent to sell, transfer, grant, mortgage, or lease, and supply the name and address of such person, persons, or firm to whom the sale, transfer, grant, mortgage, or lease is proposed. A purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee, or lessee, who has been so informed of the existence of any complaint or order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be bound thereby. Any owner failing to comply with this section shall be in violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)
No person, firm or corporation shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any dwelling, building or structure, or premises or cause or permit the same to be done without first obtaining all permits required by, and complying with, the applicable ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 1131 § 1, 1962; Ord. 3396 § 2, 2019)