§ 2-103. Landlord responsibilities.
Except as otherwise provided in a rental agreement or a mutual help occupancy agreement, each landlord subject to the provisions of this Title shall:
A. Maintain the dwelling unit in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition.
B. Comply with applicable building and housing codes.
C. Make all necessary repairs to put and maintain the premises in a fit and habitable condition, except where the premises are intentionally rendered unfit or uninhabitable by the tenant or his guest, in which case such duty shall be the responsibility of the tenant.
D. Keep common areas clean, safe, and secure.
E. Ensure tenant access to the dwelling unit.
F. Maintain in good condition and safe working order all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and other facilities and appliances, where such things are not the responsibility of the tenant or are generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant.
G. Provide and maintain proper and appropriate receptacles and facilities for the disposal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste.
H. Provide running water, hot water, and heat in accordance with applicable building and housing codes, except to the extent the tenant is required to provide such for himself.
I. Guarantee the right of quiet enjoyment of the dwelling unit to the tenant and insure that the conduct of other tenants, their guests, and other persons on the premises does not cause a nuisance, endangerment of public health and safety, breach of peace, or interference with the quiet enjoyment of the tenant.
J. Give sole possession of the dwelling unit to the tenant in accordance with the rental agreement and refrain from:
1. Entering the unit except as authorized in Section 2-104(K) of this Title;
2. Making repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful under Section 2-104(K) of this Title but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant;
3. Sexually harassing or physically assaulting the tenant in or around his dwelling unit; or
4. Locking the tenant out of his dwelling unit without the tenant’s consent.
K. Disclose, in writing, the name, address, and telephone number of the person responsible for receiving rental notices, and demands under this Title, the person authorized to manage the dwelling unit, the owner of the premises or his agent, and the person responsible for making repairs, where they are required. ONCA 11-41, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.