§ 10-4. Responsibility of the owner.

(a)

For purposes of this article, the term owner shall mean any person, agent, operator, firm, trust, partnership, limited liability corporation, association, corporation, or other person or entity having a legal or equitable interest in the property; or who is shown to be a/the record title owner of the property in the official records of the state, village or municipality; or who has the care, custody and control of the property, including but not limited to a guardian, personal representative or executor, of the estate of any such person, or the receiver, trustee or administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of property by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b)

The responsibilities of the owner are to:

(1)

Let no dwelling to anyone for occupancy unless it meets minimum standards of the state building code and the county housing code, as amended, which are incorporated herein by reference.

(2)

Have the dwelling in clean, sanitary, habitable condition; to free from infestation before renting; to provide suitable wall coverings and ceilings; and to clean, repair and exterminate if needed to meet forestated requirements before offering for rent.

(3)

Provide screens to be hung.

(4)

Exterminate in the following cases:

a.

When infestation exists in two or more units of multiple-unit structures.

b.

When infestation exists in shared or public areas of multiple-unit structures.

c.

When infestation exists in a single unit of a multiple-unit structure or in a single-unit structure when infestation is due to failure of the owner to maintain the dwelling in a rat proof and reasonably insect proof condition.

(5)

To allow code compliance and law enforcement officers of the village, reasonable access to the dwelling to inspect for violations of this section. The owner'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 owner is in violation of one or more parts of this article.

(6)

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)