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034 <br />12 <br />(b) <br />It shall be the responsibility of an owner of a multiple <br />dwelling to maintain the shared or public areas of the <br />dwelling and premises thereof in a clean and sanitary <br />condition. <br />(c) <br />Every owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a <br />clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling and <br />premises thereof which he controls. <br />(d) <br />No owner of a dwelling shall cause or maintain a condition <br />that creates a fire hazard. <br />(e) <br />Animals kept or allowed in a dwelling shall not be <br />permitted by the owner to create any unsafe, odorous or <br />unsanitary condition or cause any damage to the dwelling or <br />structure except for normal wear and tear. <br />(f) <br />It shall be the responsibility of the owner, in all cases <br />to furnish, supply, install, and maintain all plumbing and <br />plumbing fixtures in a dwelling unit, including protect <br />against freezing. <br />(g) <br />It shall be the responsibility of the owner in all cases to <br />furnish, supply, install and replace all windows, window <br />glazing, screens and doors unless damaged or broken by the <br />willful act or neglect of the occupant. <br />(h) <br />The owner of any dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be <br />responsible for provided a dwelling unit free of vermin at <br />the time of original letting to any occupant. Whenever <br />infestation is caused by the failure of the owner to <br />maintain in vermin proof condition, extermination shall be <br />the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation <br />exists in two or more the dwelling in any dwelling or in <br />the shared or public parts of any dwelling containing two <br />or more units, extermination shall be the responsibility of <br />the owner. <br />9.2 RESPONSIBILITIES <br />OF OCCUPANTS <br />(a) <br />Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose <br />of his rubbish and garbage in a timely and sanitary manner. <br />(b) <br />All rooms, room surfaces, system, fixtures, facilities, <br />equipment, appliance and furnishings within a dwelling unit <br />or rooming unit shall be kept in a sanitary condition. <br />(c) <br />An occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit shall not <br />cause or maintain a condition that creates a fire hazard. <br />(d) <br />Animals kept or allowed within a dwelling unit or rooming <br />units shall not be permitted by the occupant to create any <br />unsafe, odorous. or unsanitary condition or to cause damage <br />to the dwelling or structure. <br />