§ 42A-32. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.
§42A‑32. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.
The tenant of a residentialproperty used for a vacation rental shall:
(1) Keep that part ofthe property which he or she occupies and uses as clean and safe as theconditions of the property permit and cause no unsafe or unsanitary conditionsin the common areas and remainder of the property that he or she uses.
(2) Dispose of allashes, rubbish, garbage, and other waste in a clean and safe manner.
(3) Keep all plumbingfixtures in the property or used by the tenant as clean as their conditionpermits.
(4) Not deliberately ornegligently destroy, deface, damage, or remove any part of the property orrender inoperable the smoke detector provided by the landlord or knowinglypermit any person to do so.
(5) Comply with allobligations imposed upon the tenant by current applicable building and housingcodes.
(6) Be responsible forall damage, defacement, or removal of any property inside the property that isin his or her exclusive control unless the damage, defacement, or removal wasdue to ordinary wear and tear, acts of the landlord or his or her agent,defective products supplied or repairs authorized by the landlord, acts ofthird parties not invitees of the tenant, or natural forces.
(7) Notify the landlordof the need for replacement of or repairs to a smoke detector. The landlordshall annually place new batteries in a battery‑operated smoke detector,and the tenant shall replace the batteries as needed during the tenancy.Failure of the tenant to replace the batteries as needed shall not beconsidered negligence on the part of the tenant or the landlord.
These duties shall not bewaived; however, the landlord and tenant may make additional covenants notinconsistent herewith in the vacation rental agreement. (1999‑420,s. 1.)