§ 22-3. Responsibilities of owners and occupants.

(a)

Public areas. Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining in a clean and sanitary condition the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof.

(b)

Cleanliness. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling, dwelling unit, and premises thereof, which he occupies and controls.

(c)

Rubbish and garbage. Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall dispose of all his rubbish and garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the supplied storage facilities. In all cases the owner shall be responsible for the availability of rubbish and garbage storage facilities.

(d)

Supplied plumbing fixtures. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all supplied plumbing fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation of such fixtures.

(e)

Care of facilities, equipment and structure. No occupant shall willfully destroy, deface or impair any of the facilities or equipment, or any part of the structure of a dwelling or dwelling unit. See the penalty provisions of section 22-171.

(f)

Care of premises.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential building, structure or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any icebox, refrigerator, stove, glass, building material, building rubbish or similar items.

(2)

It shall be the duty and responsibility of every such owner or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property clean and to remove from the premises all such abandoned items, as listed in subsection (f)(1) of this section including, but not limited to, weeds, dead trees, trash, garbage, etc., upon notice from the code enforcement officer.

(3)

Yards and courts shall be kept clean and free of physical hazards, rubbish, trash, garbage, junked vehicles, vehicle parts and other similar material.

(4)

Every premises shall be provided with vehicular access to and from the premises at all times by an abutting public or private street.

(5)

No occupant shall obstruct in any manner any means of egress from any portion of the premises.

(6)

No occupant shall place on the premises any material which causes a fire hazard or otherwise endangers the health or safety of any occupants of such building.

(Ord. No. 1998-44, § 152.03, 11-17-1998)

State law reference

Exercise of police power authorized, G.S. 160A-441.