Chapter 156 – Housing Code

25. Occupancy Requirements. A. A dwelling unit shall not be occupied by a number of persons greater than allowed by the Tiffin Zoning Ordinance. B. No room shall be used as a habitable room unless certified as a habitable room at the time the certificate of structural compliance is issued or amended. 26. Cooking in Rooming Units. No owner or operator shall knowingly allow the use of cooking equipment within any rooming unit. 156.20 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OCCUPANTS. 1. Controlled Area. A. Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit shall keep in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling unit, rooming unit, or premises thereof which the occupant occupies and controls. B. Every floor and floor covering shall be kept reasonably clean and sanitary. C. Every wall and ceiling shall be kept reasonably clean and free of dirt or greasy film. D. No dwelling or the premises thereof shall be used for the storage or handling of solid waste. E. No dwelling or the premises thereof shall be used for the storage or handling of dangerous or hazardous materials. 2. Plumbing Fixtures. The occupants 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, proper use, and proper operation thereof. 3. Extermination of Pests. Every occupant of a single-family dwelling shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests therein or on the premises; every occupant of a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be responsible for such extermination within the unit occupied whenever said unit is the only one infested. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection, whenever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a reasonably rodent-proof or reasonably insect-proof condition, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner. 4. Storage and Disposal of Solid Waste. Every occupant of a dwelling shall dispose of solid waste and any other organic waste in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in the supplied disposal facilities or storage containers required by this Code. 5. Use and Operation of Supplied Heating Facilities. Every occupant of a dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care, proper use, and proper operation of supplied heating facilities. No combustible material shall be stored within three feet of a fuel burning furnace and/or fuel burning water heater. 6. Electrical Wiring. No temporary wiring shall be used. Approved extension cords may be used but shall not lie beneath floor coverings or extend through doorways, transoms or similar apertures and structural elements or attached thereto. The occupant shall not overload the circuitry of the dwelling unit or rooming unit. 7. Supplied Facilities. Every occupant of a dwelling unit shall keep all supplied fixtures therein in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be responsible for the exercise of reasonable care, proper use, and proper operation thereof.