Section 308. Occupants' Sanitary Responsibilities.

308.1 General.

An occupant must keep in a clean and sanitary condition the occupant's unit and any other part of the premises that the occupant occupies or controls. However, the owner and operator is responsible for any insanitary condition caused by a sewer back-up or a structural defect.

308.2 Exteriors.

An occupant of a single-unit building and an occupant of a unit with exclusive use of an exterior property area must maintain the exterior areas, including abutting sidewalks, gutters, and alleys, in compliance with § 305 {"Exterior ... maintenance – General"} and § 306 {"Exterior ... maintenance – Trash, garbage..."} of this Chapter. However, the owner and operator are responsible for any insanitary condition caused by a sewer back-up or a structural defect.

308.2.1 Exception – Residential property registration.

The owner of a property is responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance under any of the circumstances described in Building Code§ 114.21.2b {"Liability – Failure to Register Property"}.

308.2.2 Exception – Third environmental citation.

The owner of a property is responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance under the circumstances described in Building Code§ 114.21.2c {"Liability – Third environmental citation"}.

308.2.3 Exception – Secondary liability.

The owner and operator of a property are responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance under any of the circumstances described in Building Code§ 114.21.2a {"Secondary liability"}.

308.3 Interiors.

Except as otherwise specified in § 308.5, an occupant must maintain the interior of the occupant's unit and any other part of the building that the occupant occupies or controls in compliance with § 307 {"Interior ... maintenance"} of this Chapter.

308.4 Pest control – Single-unit building.

An occupant of a single-unit building is responsible for extermination of insects, rodents, or other pests, other than wood-destroying insects.

308.5 Pest control – Multi-unit building.

An occupant of a multi-unit building is responsible for extermination if the occupant's unit is the only one affected.

308.6 Trash disposal.

An occupant may dispose of trash, garbage, and debris only in compliance with § 306 {"Exterior ... maintenance – Trash, garbage..."} of this Chapter.

308.7 Nuisances.

An occupant may not create or maintain, in or on the property that the occupant occupies and controls, any condition that constitutes a nuisance.