Responsibility of persons other than owners of premises for violations and for noncompliance

The owners or agents, management firms, managers, supervisors, janitors, rental agents, tenants or lessees of all residential homes, rental units and commercial properties shall be responsible under the law for complying with the provisions of this chapter. In every multiple dwelling occupied by three or more families, in which the owner does not reside, there shall be a responsible person designated in writing as such by the owner. These persons: the management firm, manager, supervisor, janitor, rental agent or the owner shall be severally and jointly responsible for seeing that the entire premises as well as the yards, sidewalks, grass strips, swale areas or rights-of-way up to the edge of the pavement of any public street, and one-half of the alley or easement adjoining such dwelling are free from garbage, trash, litter, overgrowth, or any foreign material which constitutes a violation of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 10128, § 1, 7-10-86; Code 1980, § 22-9; Ord. No. 11352, § 4, 4-25-96; Ord. No. 11703, § 8, 9-28-98)