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)