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ARTICLE 2 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF DWELLINGS Section 37.1-2. General Responsibilities of Owners: Except where such responsibility is assumed by an operator or occupant in a written agreement, every owner of a dwelling or dwelling units shall be responsible for the maintenance, sanitation and good operating condition of such dwellings and premises thereof and shall keep the roof in such condition so that it will not leak, and so that all surplus water shall be conveyed therefrom, as not to cause dampness in the walls or ceilings. Section 37.1-3. General Responsibilities of Occupants: Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall: 1. Maintain in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the premises which he occupies. 2. Dispose of his garbage or other organic or human waste by disposal facilities in accordance with applicable City ordinances. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupant to provide the necessary non-leaking containers as required by City ordinance. 3. Keep all plumbing fixtures in a clean and sanitary condition and exercise reasonable care in the use and operation thereof. Section 37.1-4. Responsibilities of Owners and Occupants When Premises Are Infested: Every occupant of a single-family dwelling shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests which shall infest the premises, including accessory buildings. Every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only one infested. Whenever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a ratproof or reasonable insectproof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. Whenever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling or in the shared or public parts, such as hallways, utility closets, laundry rooms, porches, yard, etc., of any dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, extermination thereof shall be the responsibility of the owner. ARTICLE 3 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BASIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES Section 37.1-5. Minimum Kitchen and Bathroom Equipment: No owner shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein which does not comply with the following requirements: 1. Every dwelling unit shall contain a kitchen sink in good working condition and properly connected to a water and sewerage system approved by the Enforcing Officer. 2. Every dwelling unit, except as otherwise permitted under subsection 3 of this section, shall contain a room affording privacy and equipped with a flush water closet, a lavatory basin and bathtub or shower, all properly connected to a water and sewerage system approved by the Enforcing Officer. 3. The occupants of not more than two dwelling units may share a single flush water closet, a single lavatory basin and a single bathtub or shower if neither of the two dwelling units contains more than two rooms; provided that for the purposes of this subsection a kitchenette or an efficiency kitchen with not more than sixty (60) square feet of floor area shall not be counted as a room. 4. Every dwelling shall have supplied water-heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition, and are capable of heating water to such a temperature as to permit an adequate amount of hot water to be drawn at every required kitchen sink, lavatory basin, bathtub or shower. Section 37.1-6. Minimum Heating Facilities: Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good condition, and are capable of safely and adequately heating all habitable rooms, bathrooms and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit located therein to a temperature of at least seventy (70) degrees Fahrenheit at a distance of five (5) feet above floor level, at the center of the room, under ordinary minimum winter conditions. Section 37.1-7. Electric Service: Where there is electric service available from power lines which are not more than three hundred (300) feet away, electric service shall be provided. ARTICLE 4 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION Section 37.1-8. Minimum Window Area: No owner shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking, or eating therein which does not comply with the following requirement: Every habitable room, bathroom and water closet compartment shall have at least one window or skylight facing directly to outdoor open space having a total area equal to at least ten (10) percent of the floor area of such room; or, such other device as will adequately ventilate the room which shall be in working condition at all times. ARTICLE 5 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SPACE AND USE Section 37.1-9. Floor Area Requirements: No person shall occupy or shall let to another for occupancy any dwelling, rooming house, dwelling unit, or rooming unit which does not comply with the following minimum standards for space, use, and location: 1. Every dwelling unit shall contain at least one hundred and fifty (150) square feet of habitable floor area for the first occupant, at least one hundred (100) square feet of additional habitable floor area for each of the next three occupants, and, thereafter, at least seventy-five (75) square feet of additional habitable floor area for each additional occupant. 2. Except in hotel or motel rooms, every room occupied for sleeping purposes by one occupant shall contain at least seventy (70) square feet of floor area, and every room occupied for sleeping purposes by more than one occupant shall contain at least fifty (50) square feet of floor area for each occupant twelve (12) years of age and over and at least thirty-five (35) square feet of floor area for each occupant under twelve (12) years of age. 3. Floor area shall be calculated on the basis of habitable room area. However, closet area and hall area within the dwelling unit, where provided, may count for not more than ten (10) percent of the required habitable floor area. At least one-half of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of at least seven (7) feet. Section 37.1-10. Occupants: For the purpose of this section a person under one (1) year of age shall not be counted as an occupant. Section 37.1-11. Single Family Dwellings: The Council finds further that healthful and sanitary conditions in relation to space, use and location generally prevail in single-family dwellings occupied by one family only. Therefore, the provisions of Section 37.1-9 shall not be applicable to single-family dwellings occupied by one family only. For the purpose of this subsection a “single-family dwelling” means a dwelling containing no more than one dwelling unit; and a “family,” as herein used, means husband, wife, children and mother and father of the husband and wife. Section 37.1-12. Cellars: No cellar shall be used for living purposes. Section 37.1-13. Basements: No basement shall be used for living purposes unless: 1. The floor and walls are substantially watertight; and 2. The total window area, total openable area and ceiling height are equal to those required for habitable rooms. ARTICLE 6 MINIMUM STANDARDS OF MAINTENANCE Section 37.1-14. Protection Against Vermin: No owner shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit for the purpose of living, sleeping, cooking or eating therein which does not comply with the following requirements: 1. Every foundation, floor, wall, basement, hatchway, stairway, window, door, ceiling, and roof shall be substantially watertight and rodent proof.