§ 306-5. Responsibilities of owner, operator and occupant., Article I. Multiple-Dwelling Property Maintenance Standards, Chapter 306. Property Maintenance, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Dumont

Owner and operator. Owners and operators shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in this code and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, unless specifically set forth to the contrary, and no owner or operator shall be relieved from any such duty and responsibility nor be entitled to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the occupant is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof. This section shall not be construed to impose liability upon any owner or operator for violations caused by an occupant and of which the said owner or operator did not have actual notice.

Occupant. Occupants shall have all the duties and responsibilities as prescribed in this code and all the regulations promulgated in connection therewith, and the occupant shall not be relieved from any such duty or responsibility nor be entitled to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the fact that the owner or operator is also responsible therefor and in violation thereof.

Contract not to alter responsibilities. Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this code, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the owner and operator on one hand, and the occupant on the other, shall not be altered or affected by any agreement or contract by and between any of the aforesaid or between them and their parties.