1. Every tenant must maintain the dwelling unit and premises that he or she occupies and controls in a clean and sanitary condition.

    2. Every tenant must store and dispose of all his or her garbage, refuse, and any other household waste in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner. Plastic bags may be used as garbage and refuse container liners, but shall not be used without the container for on-site storage of garbage or refuse.

    3. It is the responsibility of the landlord of a dwelling or dwelling unit to furnish waste containers for the use of the tenants of the dwelling or dwelling unit.  It is the tenant’ s responsibility to set out waste containers no earlier than 24 hours before city pick-up, and to bring in waste containers no later than 24 hours after city pick-up.  If the tenant violates this set out requirement the provisions of Chapter 5.20 regulating early set out shall apply.  It is the tenant’ s responsibility to maintain waste containers and covers.

    4. Each tenant of a single family dwelling unit is responsible for the extermination of cockroaches and other insects which are known to cause or aid in the spread of disease.  Tenants of such dwellings are also responsible for the extermination of mice and other rodents which are known to cause or aid in the spread of disease. Each tenant of a dwelling unit in a duplex or multi family dwelling is responsible for such extermination whenever his or her dwelling unit is the only one infested, and such infestation is due to the tenant’ s failure to maintain the unit in a sanitary condition.  In the event that infestation is caused by failure of the landlord of a multi family dwelling unit to maintain the dwelling unit in a reasonable condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the landlord.  Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling, or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, extermination there shall be the responsibility of the landlord.  

    6. Every tenant of a dwelling unit must keep all fixtures and facilities which are provided by the landlord, in a clean, sanitary, and operable condition.  Every such tenant is responsible for the exercise of reasonable care in the proper use and operation of such fixtures and facilities.  Every such tenant is responsible to notify the landlord of any such fixtures or facilities which are damaged, broken, inoperable or leaking as soon as such conditions are discovered.  

    7. No dwelling unit or premises may be used as a place of storage, keeping or handling of any dangerous articles, substances or chemicals, except for reasonable amounts of normal household cleaning and maintenance substances which are safely and securely stored.

        b. The total number of tenants must be not more than two times the number of bedrooms, plus one person, within the dwelling unit.  Example: a two bedroom dwelling unit may have 2 x 2 (number of bedrooms) = 4 + 1 (1 person) = 5 tenants. (Ord. 2001-0563)