[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Occupants shall not, after notice as required in this chapter,
occupy or continue to occupy premises which are substandard by reason
of the failure of the dwelling unit or rooming unit occupied by them
or of the dwelling or premises to conform to and comply with the requirements
of this code. Upon discovery by the occupant of any condition on premises
occupied by such occupant which constitutes a violation thereof, the
occupant shall report the same to the public officers responsible
for the enforcement hereunder as more particularly set forth elsewhere
in this code.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
All parts of the premises under the control of the occupant
shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and the occupant
shall refrain from performing any acts which would render other parts
of the premises unclean or unsanitary or which would obstruct the
owner or operator from performing any duty required hereunder or maintaining
the premises in a clean and sanitary condition.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Occupants shall place all garbage in the receptacles provided
for garbage disposal and shall, where the janitor service is not supplied,
place for disposal all garbage and other refuse in garbage cans located
in the exterior of the premises in an area designated and set off
for the same. Where janitorial service for the removal of garbage
and other refuse to the exterior of the premises is provided by the
owner or operator, then the occupant shall dispose of garbage and
other refuse in containers provided therefor by the owner or operator
in designated and enclosed areas in the interior of the premises.
Garbage and other refuse shall not be thrown out of windows or down
dumbwaiters, nor shall garbage and refuse be set out on stairways
or common hallways, and common areaways shall be kept free of accumulations
of personal belongings. All dumbwaiters shall be operable at all times
where in existence and used as a regular part of the garbage disposal
system.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Every occupant of a single-family dwelling shall be responsible
for the elimination of infestation in the dwelling and on the premises.
Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit in a dwelling other
than a single-family dwelling shall be responsible for eliminating
all conditions causing infestations which are caused by the occupant
and also those conditions which are subject to and under his exclusive
control.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Every occupant shall be responsible for willfully or maliciously
causing damage to any part of the premises.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
No occupant shall cause excessive discoloration of the side
walls or ceilings of any part of the premises by improper use of heating
or cooking equipment.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Where any occupant undertakes by contract, or as a condition
of his letting, to supply his own heat through a furnace or boiler
which also heats a dwelling unit or rooming unit occupied by other
persons, such occupant shall be responsible for supplying heat in
accordance with all provisions.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Where any occupant undertakes to install heating equipment,
the same shall conform to the requirements of this code. The occupant
shall thereafter be responsible for maintaining such equipment installed
by him in good repair and operating condition during all times that
the heating equipment shall remain under his control.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Every occupant shall maintain all plumbing fixtures used by
him in a clean and sanitary condition, and he shall not deposit any
material in any fixture or sewer system which would result in stoppage
or damage to the fixture or sewer system.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Where the owner or operator would not otherwise know of a defect
of any facility, utility, or equipment required to be furnished hereunder
and the same is defective or inoperable, each occupant affected thereby
shall, upon learning of such defect, provide notice to the owner,
operator or other person in charge of the premises. Nothing herein
shall be construed to provide a defense to any owner or operator violating
this code.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
No occupant shall occupy or permit the occupancy of any rooming
unit or dwelling unit in violation of the occupancy standards established
in this code.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
No occupant shall cook in any dwelling unit except where all
required sanitary facilities are installed as required.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
No occupant shall occupy or continue to occupy a dwelling unit
or a rooming unit that does not have provision for bathroom facilities
as required under various sections of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 1329, § 6]
Any adult member of the family shall be responsible and liable
for any violation of this division caused by minors under his or her
care or custody occupying the same dwelling unit, if the violations
were created or permitted to continue with the knowledge or acquiescence
or consent of such adult member.
