Common use of Other Owner Duties Clause in Contracts

Other Owner Duties. Owner shall: (a) Comply with all current applicable building and housing codes to the extent required by the operation of the codes unless the structure is exempt from a current building or housing code; (b) Make all repairs and do whatever is reasonably necessary to put and keep the property in a fit and habitable condition; (c) Keep all common areas of the property in safe condition; (d) Maintain in good and safe working order and reasonable and promptly repair all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilation, and other facilities and major appliances supplied by him or her upon written notification from the Tenant that the repairs are needed; (e) Provide operable smoke detectors. The Owner shall replace or repair the smoke detectors if the Owner is notified by the Tenant in writing that replacement or repair is needed. The Owner shall 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 be considered negligence on the part of the Tenant or Owner; and (f) In dwelling units having a fossil-fuel burning heater, appliance, or fireplace and in any dwelling unit having an attached garage, Owner shall provide a minimum of one operable carbon monoxide alarm per rental unit per level, pursuant to NCGS 42A-31.