A. 
General. Occupants of structures and/or premises, and owners or operators of rooming houses, shall be responsible for maintenance thereof as provided in this article.
B. 
Cleanliness. Every occupant of a building or part thereof shall keep that part of the building or premises thereof which he or she occupies, controls, or uses in a clean and sanitary condition.
C. 
Disposal of rubbish. Every occupant of a building or part thereof shall dispose of all rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the rubbish containers required by § 191-14E of this code.
D. 
Disposal of garbage. Every occupant of a building or part thereof shall dispose of garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities, or if such facilities are not available, by removing all nonburnable matter and securely wrapping such garbage and placing it in tight garbage storage containers as required by § 191-14E of this code, or by such other disposal method as may be required by applicable laws or ordinances of Talbot County and of municipality.
E. 
Use and operation of supplied plumbing fixtures. Every occupant of a building or part thereof shall keep the supplied plumbing fixtures therein clean and sanitary and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in their proper use and operation.
F. 
Installation and care of plumbing fixtures furnished by occupant. Every plumbing fixture furnished by the occupant of a building or structure shall be properly installed and shall be maintained in good working condition, kept clean and sanitary, and free of defects, leaks or obstructions.
A. 
General. Every person who operates a rooming house, or who occupies or lets to another for occupancy any rooming unit in any rooming house, shall comply with the provisions of every section of this code, except as provided in the following sections.
B. 
Water closet, hand lavatory, and bath facilities. At least one water closet, lavatory basin, and bathtub or shower properly connected to an approved water and sewer system, and in good working condition, shall be supplied for each four rooms within a rooming house wherever said facilities are shared. All such facilities shall be located within the residence building served and shall be directly accessible from a common hall or passageway and shall be not more than one story removed from any of the persons sharing such facilities. Every lavatory basin and bathtub or shower shall be supplied with hot and cold water at all times. Such required facilities shall not be located in the cellar.
C. 
Minimum floor area for sleeping purposes. Every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least 70 square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one person shall contain at least 50 square feet of floor area for each occupant thereof.
D. 
Bed linen and towels. The operator of every rooming house shall supply bed linen and towels therein at least once each week, and prior to the letting of any room to another occupant. The operator shall be responsible for the maintenance of all supplied bedding in a clean and sanitary manner.
E. 
Shades, drapes, etc. Every window of every rooming unit shall be supplied with shades, drawn drapes, or other devices or material which, when properly used, will afford privacy to the occupant of the rooming unit.
F. 
Sanitary conditions. The operator of every rooming house shall be responsible for the sanitary maintenance of all walls, floors, and ceilings, and for the sanitary maintenance of every other part of the rooming house, and shall be further responsible for the sanitary maintenance of the entire premises where the entire structure or building within which the rooming house is contained is leased or occupied by the operator.
G. 
Sanitary facilities. Every water closet, flush urinal, lavatory basin and bathtub or shower required by Subsection B shall be located within the rooming house and within a room or rooms which:
(1) 
Afford privacy and are separate from the habitable rooms; and
(2) 
Are accessible from a common hall and without going outside the rooming house or through any other room therein.