§ 4551.01. Responsibility of owner.  


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  • Responsibilities of owners and occupants include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

    (a)

    Access to unit. Every owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall give the occupant thereof reasonable advance notice before entering for the purpose of making necessary repairs, alterations, or maintenance inspections.

    (b)

    Garbage disposal and rubbish storage. Every owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall provide and maintain adequate garbage disposal and rubbish storage receptacles for dwellings containing three (3) or more dwelling units or a suitable location for these receptacles for dwellings containing one (1) or two (2) dwelling units.

    (c)

    Plumbing. The owner shall provide and maintain all water-heating and plumbing facilities as required by this Code.

    (d)

    Electricity. The owner shall provide and maintain all electrical power lines, outlets, fixtures, and other facilities required by this Code and is responsible for proper fusing.

    (e)

    Heating. Every owner shall maintain the temperature required by this Code whenever operation of the heating facilities of the dwelling or dwelling unit are under his control.

    (f)

    Pest elimination. The owner is responsible for elimination of any insects, rats, or other pests in a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units and on the premises thereof. He is also responsible whenever the infestation is caused by improper ratproofing of the premises.

    (g)

    Clean and sanitary maintenance. The owner of a dwelling containing two (2) or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the dwelling and the premises thereof.

    (h)

    Fire prevention. The owner is responsible for fire prevention requirements under Section 4525.09.

    (i)

    Rat-proofing. The owner shall maintain a dwelling in a rat-proof condition under the requirements in Section 4525.11.

    (j)

    Space requirements. No owner shall knowingly let any dwelling or dwelling unit for occupancy which does not meet the minimum requirements for floor space and occupancy as set by this Code.

    (k)

    Other requirements. The owner shall provide and maintain all required screening except where there is a written agreement between the owner and the occupant which places this responsibility on the occupant.

    (l)

    Every owner of a dwelling shall provide to each tenant in writing and post by the fuse box, heating equipment, mailbox or other obvious central location in each dwelling his name, address, and business and residence telephone numbers or those of his agent or resident manager to whom he assigns responsibility for the maintenance of the dwelling. A post office box number shall be unacceptable for the address requirement of this provision.

    (m)

    Every owner shall be responsible for compliance with the standards set forth in this Code except those sections specifically designated to the occupant.

(Ord. 356-75.)