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12 <br />which might provided an entry for vermin shall be equipped <br />with screens or such devices in good repair that will <br />effectively prevent their entry. <br />9.2 INFESTATIONS <br />Every dwelling shall be kept free of uncaged rodents, uncaged <br />birds, cockroaches, fleas, lice, bedbugs or vermin. <br />ARTICLE X - RESPONSIBILITIES OF' OWNER AND OCCUPANTS <br />10.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS <br />(a) It shall be the responsibility of the owner to keep and <br />maintain each dwelling so as to comply with the minimum <br />basic requires of this minimum housing code. If the owner <br />is prevented from complying with such requirements by the <br />actions of a tenant, it shall be right of the owner to <br />terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant in accordance <br />with applicable State law. <br />(b) 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) 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) No owner of a dwelling shall cause or maintain a condition <br />that creates a fire hazard. <br />(e) 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) 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) 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) 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 />