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Lebanon, NH Code § 85-5

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Lebanon, NH Code § 85-5
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Lebanon (municipal)
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Every owner of a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units shall be responsible for maintaining, in a clean and sanitary condition, the shared or public areas of the dwelling and premises thereof.

(2)

Wherever infestation is caused by failure of the owner to maintain a dwelling in a rat- proof or reasonably insect-proof condition or wherever infestation exists in two or more of the dwelling units in any dwelling or in the shared or public parts of any dwelling containing two or more dwelling units, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner.

L.

General occupant responsibilities.

(1)

Every occupant of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall keep in a clean and sanitary condition that part of the dwelling unit and premises thereof, which they occupy and control.

(2)

Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents, or other pests therein or on the premises, and every occupant of a dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever their dwelling unit is the only one infested.

(3)

No tenant or guest of a tenant shall destroy, disconnect, or rendering inoperable a smoke detector in a rental dwelling or unit.

M.

"Fitness for human habitation" shall include compliance with the standards set forth in § 85-5J through L.