The following responsibilities of owners and occupants are in addition to those specified elsewhere throughout this chapter.
Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the dwelling and premises thereof.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit and premises thereof which he occupies and controls.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all his rubbish in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the rubbish containers required by § 118-15 of this chapter.
Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all his garbage and any other organic waste which might be food for rodents in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the garbage disposal facilities or garbage storage containers required by § 118-15 of this chapter.
[Amended 2-13-2019]
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to hang all screens for all rental dwelling units in a dwelling containing more than two dwelling units and for all dwelling units located on premises where more than two dwelling units share the same premises.
Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only dwelling unit within the dwelling that is infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, whenever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a ratproof or reasonably insectproof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling or in the shared or common parts of any dwelling containing two or more units, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner.
Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.