§ 5-61. Responsibilities of owners, operators, and occupants.

(a)

The owner shall not occupy, nor permit another to occupy, nor let to another for occupancy, a dwelling unit, hotel unit, or rooming unit that is not clean, sanitary, safe, and fit for human habitation as required by the standards established hereunder, and other regulatory codes of Broward County and the state of Florida.

(b)

Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the owner and the occupant, every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall:

(1)

Keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling or dwelling unit such person occupies or controls, including all equipment, sanitary facilities, yards, courts, driveways, lawns, and shrubbery;

(2)

Dispose of rubbish, garbage, lawn and shrubbery cuttings, leaves, and other waste materials, as provided by law or ordinance. All garbage shall be placed in proper disposal facilities or storage containers, as required hereunder;

(3)

Exterminate and control rodents, vermin, and other pests within the dwelling or dwelling unit such person occupies or controls; and

(4)

Not allow animals or pets to be kept in any dwelling or dwelling unit, or on any premises, in such a manner that creates an unsanitary condition or a nuisance.

(c)

The owner, agent, or operator of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall jointly and severally:

(1)

Maintain, in a clean and sanitary condition, the shared or public areas of a dwelling containing more than one (1) dwelling unit. Shared or public areas shall include yards, courts, driveways, lawns, and shrubbery;

(2)

Maintain the exterior premises so as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water thereon; and

(3)

Control and exterminate rodents, vermin, and other pests in all public or shared areas, and in adjacent areas, when infestation of said areas is caused by the failure of the owner, agent, or operator to control and exterminate said rodents, vermin, and other pests.

(d)

The owner, agent, or operator of a hotel or rooming house shall jointly and severally:

(1)

Maintain the premises and all equipment, furnishings, walls, floors, ceilings, and other building parts in a safe and sanitary condition;

(2)

Maintain all yards, courts, driveways, lawns, and shrubbery in a safe, clean, and orderly condition;

(3)

Provide shades, draperies, or other devices or materials to cover all windows so as to afford privacy to the occupants of the hotel or rooming unit;

(4)

Not permit cooking in any hotel unit or rooming unit;

(5)

Promptly dispose of all garbage, rubbish, and trash through the use of approved mechanical equipment or by placing same in approved containers;

(6)

Control and exterminate rodents, vermin, and other pests;

(7)

Not permit the use of any cellar or basement space as a habitable room;

(8)

Maintain the exterior premises so as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant water thereon; and

(9)

Not allow animals or pets to be kept in any unit, or on the premises, in such a manner that creates an unsanitary condition or a nuisance.

(Ord. No. 76-55, § 10, 10-12-76; Ord. No. 2010-09, § 1, 2-9-10)