§ 18-102. Responsibilities of owner.

The responsibilities of the owner are as follows:

(1)

To let no dwelling to anyone for occupancy unless it meets minimum standards set forth in sections 18-95 through 18-103(i).

(2)

To have the dwelling in clean, sanitary, habitable condition, to free such dwelling from infestation before renting, to paint walls and ceilings and to clean, repair and exterminate if needed to meet requirements of this article before offering for rent.

(3)

To provide screens to be hung.

(4)

To exterminate in the following cases:

a.

When infestation exists in two or more units of a multiple-unit structure.

b.

When infestation exists in shared or public areas of a multiple-unit structure.

c.

When infestation exists in a single unit of a multiple-unit structure or in a single-unit structure when infestation is due to failure of the owner to maintain the dwelling in a ratproof and reasonably insectproof condition.

(Code 1979, § 15-28)