Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Chapter 15.36 HOUSING CODE
15.36.130 Responsibilities of occupants.
Occupants shall be responsible for the following:
A. To keep the
dwelling, dwelling unit and premises he controls and occupies in a clean and
sanitary condition;
B. To dispose of rubbish and garbage in a clean and
sanitary manner as prescribed by city regulations;
C. To hang and remove
screens provided by the owner except where the owner has agreed to supply such
services;
D. To keep plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary
condition and to exercise reasonable care in the proper use and operation
thereof;
E. To exterminate in the following cases:
1. The
occupant of a single dwelling is responsible for the extermination of any
insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises, except termites,
2. The occupant of a single dwelling unit in a multiple-unit structure
is responsible for extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests, except
termites, if his unit is the only unit infested; notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this section, whenever infestation is caused by the failure of the
owner to maintain the dwelling in a rat-proof or reasonably insect-proof
condition, the occupant is not responsible for extermination of any insects,
rodents or other pests therein;
F. No occupant shall destroy, deface or
impair any of the facilities, equipment or any part of the structure of a
dwelling unit, dwelling, multidwelling or apartment; and
G. It is
unlawful for the owner or occupant of the residential building, structure or
property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open
storage of any refuse or other debris as defined in Section 8.04.010 of this
code. It shall be the responsibility and duty of every such owner or occupant to
keep the premises in such residential property clean and remove from premises
all such items as listed above, within seven days after notice from the building
official. (Prior code § 5-1210)
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