East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-11-22
ORDINANCE No. 5432
By: Mr.. Barton

| ORDlNANCE NO. o4oL
By: Mr.. Barton
AN EMERGENCY ORDI-
NANCE TO AMEND ORDI-
NANCE NO. 1920, PASSED
MARCH 81, 1861, AND
BEING THE HOUSING
CODE ORDINANCE, so
CALLED, OF THE CITY
OF EAST CLEVELAND
BY AMENDING SECTION
SIT, AND BY ADDING
CHAPTER 10 AND SEC
TION 1O-1 OF THE HOUS-
ING CODE ADOPTED BY
SAID ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS, an emergency
exists for the immediate preser-
walton of the public peace, prop
erty, health and safety which
emergency requires that the
Housing Code of the City of
East Cleveland be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE. BE 1T
| ORDAINED by the Commission
of the City of East Cleveland,
Ohio, four-fifths of all MEM
bers elected thereto concurring.
SECTION 1: That Section
SIT of Chapter 5 of Section |
of Ordinance No. $500, passed
March 21, 1861, and entitled:
"An Emergency Ordinance to
provide for minimum housing
standards and regulations by
establishing and adopting a
Housing Code for the City of
East Cleveland, which Section
SIT of Chapter 5 of Section l
reads as follows:
"Section SIT. Maintenance
Responsibilities. .
A. Owner. The owner OF
every multiple dwelling or his
appointed agent or agents, shall
be responsible for maintaining
in a clean and sanitary condl-
tion the shared or common areas
of the premises. !.
B. Occupant. The occupant OF
a dwelling unit in any dwelling
structure shall be responsible
for maintaining in a clean and
sanitary condition that part of
the dwelling unit, dwelling
structure or premises which ne
occupies and controls"
be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section SIT. Maintenance
Responsibilities.
A. Owner. The owner of
every multiple dwelling as de-
fined herein shall be respon-
sible for the maintenance there
of in good repair and safe con-
dition as required by the terms
of this Code. The owner shall
also be responsible for main
tanning in clean and sanitary
condition the shared or common
areas of the premises.
B. Occupant. The occupant OF
a dwelling unit in any dwelling
structure shall be responsible
for maintaining in clean and
sanitary condition that part of
the dwelling unit, dwelling
structure or premises which he
occupies and controls. In addi-
ton, said occupant shall be
responsible for maintaining in
good and safe working order the
equipment and appliances which
he owns.
SECTION 2: That there be
and is hereby adopted a Chapter
10 and Section 10-1 under Sec
ton / which shall read and pro-
vide as follows:
CHAPTER 10 - COMPLI-
ANCE.
Section 10-1. Responsibility
for Compliance. The owner as
defined in this Code shall be
responsible for compliance with
all of the provisions of this
Code except where the respon-
sibility therefor is specifically
placed elsewhere.
SECTION 3: This ordinance
is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure necessary
for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, property,
health and safety by providing
necessary amendments and ad-
ditions to minimum housing
standards and regulations, and
provided it receives the affirma-
tive vote of four-fifths of all
members elected to the City
Commission, it shall take effect
and be in force from and after
it's passage; otherwise, it shall
take effect and be in force from
and after the earliest period al
lowed by law.
PASSED: November 20, 1862
Attest:
IsiROBERT S. MOORE,
Clerk of the Commission
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