Owners of premises shall be responsible for
compliance with the provisions of this chapter and shall remain responsible
therefor regardless of the fact that this chapter may also place certain
responsibilities on operators and occupants, and regardless of any
agreements between owners and operators or occupants as to which party
shall assume such responsibility.
Owners and operators of multiple dwellings shall
be responsible for proper installation, maintenance, condition and
operation of service facilities, and for furnishing adequate heat
and hot water supply where they have contracted to do so.
Whenever any person or persons shall be in actual
possession of or have charge, care or control of any property within
the Village of Westbury as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian,
operator or agent, such person shall be deemed and taken to be the
owner or owners of said property within the true intent and meaning
of this chapter and shall be bound to comply with the provisions of
this chapter to the same extent as the record owner; and notice to
any such person, or any order or decision of the Superintendent of
the Building Department, shall be deemed and taken to be a good and
sufficient notice, as if such person or persons were actually the
record owner or owners of such property. In instances where an occupant
is responsible or shares responsibility with the owner for the existence
of one or more violations of this chapter, said occupant shall be
deemed and taken to be an owner within the true intent and meaning
of this chapter.
