1.4       GENERAL DUTY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN PROPERTY

a)         That the owner, or purchaser under an agreement of sale, shall repair and maintain the property in accordance with the standards prescribed in this by-law to the satisfaction of the officer.

b)         That notwithstanding subsection a), where the maintenance of any property affected by this by-law is by written terms of a lease or an agreement for occupancy made the responsibility of the occupant, the officer may, at his discretion, require the occupant to repair and maintain the property in accordance with the standards prescribed in this by-law to the satisfaction of the officer. 

c)         That such standards would include the following:

  i)        limit occupancy of that part of the premises which he occupies or controls to the maximum permitted by this by-law;

 ii)         maintain that part of the premises which he occupies or controls in a clean, sanitary and safe condition;

iii)         maintain all plumbing and refrigeration fixtures as well as other building equipment and storage facilities in that part of the premises which he occupies or controls in a clean and sanitary condition and provide reasonable care in the operation and use thereof;

 iv)        maintain a safe, continuous and unobstructed exit from the interior of the building to the exterior at the street or grade level;

  v)        dispose of garbage and refuse and waste into receptacles in a clean and sanitary manner, in accordance with the provisions established in this by-law;

 vi)        exterminate insects, rodents, and other pests;

vii)        maintain yards in a clean sanitary safe condition and free from infestation insofar as he occupies or controls the yards.

d)         That no person shall occupy or let to another for occupancy any property which does not comply with the regulations of this by-law.