Athens City Code

The responsibilities of the owner are as follows:

1. (1) To let no dwelling to anyone for occupancy unless it meets minimum standards set forth in ACC 12-119 through ACC 12-129.
2. (2) To have the dwelling in a clean, sanitary and habitable condition; to free from infestation before renting; to paint walls and ceilings and to clean, repair and exterminate if necessary to meet stated requirements before offering for rent.
3. (3) To provide screens to be hung.
4. (4) To exterminate in the following cases:
   1. (a) When infestation exists in two or more units of a multiple-unit structure.
   2. (b) When infestation exists in shared or public areas of a multiple-unit structure.
   3. (c) When infestation exists in a single unit of a multiple-unit structure or in a single-unit structure when infestation is due to failure of the owner to maintain the dwelling in a ratproof and reasonably insectproof condition.
5. (5) To keep vacant buildings locked. It shall be the duty of the owner of any vacant building within the city to keep all doors, windows and other openings in such building locked or otherwise secured so as to prevent unauthorized persons from entering such buildings.
6. (6) To secure damaged buildings. It shall be the duty of the owner of any building which has been damaged by fire, wind or any other act of God or man to fence or close all openings or otherwise secure such building within ten days from the date of damage to the building so as to prevent children or any unauthorized person from entering.

(Code 1972, § 4-512; Code 1995, § 12-512)