§ 151.29. LANDLORD'S MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.  


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  • (A) A landlord shall:
    (1) Comply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety;
    (2) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition;
    (3) Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition;
    (4) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by him or her; and
    (5) Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and reasonable heat between October 1 and May 1 except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection.
    (B) If the duty imposed by subsection (A)(1) of this section is greater than any duty imposed by any other paragraph of this chapter, the landlord's duty shall be determined by reference to subsection (A)(1) of this section.
    (C) The landlord and tenant of a single-family residence may agree in writing that the tenant perform the landlord's duties specified in subsection (A)(5) of this section and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord.
    (D) The landlord and tenant of any dwelling unit other than a single-family residence may agree that the tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations or remodeling only if:
    (1) The agreement of the parties is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and is set forth in a separate writing signed by the parties and supported by adequate consideration;
    (2) The work is not necessary to cure non-compliance with subsection (A)(1) of this section; and
    (3) The agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.
    (1994 Jeff. Code, § 151.29) (Jeff. Ord. 22-1984, adopted and effective 7-24-1984; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 134-2006, approved 8-23-2006)