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.