§ 10-3. Responsibility of occupant.

(a)

For purposes of this article, the term occupant shall mean any person, living, sleeping, cooking or eating in, or having actual possession of, a dwelling unit or rooming unit.

(b)

The responsibilities of the occupant are to:

(1)

Keep dwellings and premises he controls and occupies in a clean and sanitary condition.

(2)

To dispose of rubbish and garbage in a clean and sanitary manner as prescribed by village regulation.

(3)

To hang and maintain screens provided by the owner except where owner has agreed to supply such services.

(4)

To keep plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and to exercise reasonable care in the proper use and operation thereof.

(5)

To exterminate in the following cases:

a.

The occupant of a single dwelling is responsible for extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises.

b.

The occupant of a dwelling unit in a multiple-unit structure is responsible for extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests if his unit is the only unit infested.

c.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, whenever infestation is caused by the failure of the owner to maintain the dwelling in a rat proof or reasonably insect proof condition, the occupant is not responsible for extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein.

(6)

Occupy no dwelling which does not comply with the minimum standards as set forth in the state building code and the village housing code, as amended, which are incorporated herein by reference.

(7)

To allow code compliance and law enforcement officers of the village, reasonable access to the dwelling to inspect for violations of this section. The occupant's refusal to allow code compliance and/or law enforcement officer's access to any dwelling during reasonable hours, shall be construed as prima facie evidence that the occupant is in violation of one or more parts of this section.

(8)

No large amounts of hazardous or flammable materials or chemicals, as defined by the Florida Fire Prevention Code, may be stored on premises. Storage shall be orderly and maintained two feet or more below the ceiling in nonsprinklered buildings and 18 inches or more below sprinkler head deflectors in sprinklered buildings. No storage is allowed, at any time, in any exit, corridor, hallway, stairway, or other exitway leading to an exit.

(Ord. No. 2006-47, § 2, 11-9-2006; Ord. No. 2013-08, § 3, 3-14-2013)