57-22-5. Renter's duties -- Cleanliness and sanitation -- Compliance with written
agreement -- Destruction of property, interference with peaceful enjoyment prohibited.
(1) Each renter shall:
(a) comply with the rules of the board of health having jurisdiction in the area in which
the residential rental unit is located which materially affect physical health and safety;
(b) maintain the premises occupied in a clean and safe condition and shall not
unreasonably burden any common area;
(c) dispose of all garbage and other waste in a clean and safe manner;
(d) maintain all plumbing fixtures in as sanitary a condition as the fixtures permit;
(e) use all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, and other facilities and appliances in a
reasonable manner;
(f) occupy the residential rental unit in the manner for which it was designed, but the
renter may not increase the number of occupants above that specified in the rental agreement
without written permission of the owner;
(g) be current on all payments required by the rental agreement; and
(h) comply with all appropriate requirements of the rental agreement between the owner
and the renter, which may include either a prohibition on, or the allowance of, smoking tobacco
products within the residential rental unit, or on the premises, or both.
(2) No renter may:
(a) intentionally or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the
residential rental unit or knowingly permit any person to do so;
(b) interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the residential rental unit of another renter; or
(c) unreasonably deny access to, refuse entry to, or withhold consent to enter the
residential rental unit to the owner, agent, or manager for the purpose of making repairs to the
unit.
Amended by Chapter 230, 1997 General Session
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