Sterling — Ch. 18 Art. XI Residential Rental Property § 18-304

(a) Maintenance responsibilities of owner. Every owner shall maintain residential rental premises in accordance with the provisions of this Code and all applicable building codes, including performance of the following duties:
(1) General maintenance. The owner of the premises shall make or cause to be made all repairs and otherwise do whatever is necessary to keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition;
(2) Pest extermination. Whenever pest infestation exists, extermination shall be the responsibility of the owner, unless the conditions resulting in the infestation have been caused by the occupant;
(3) Vacant residential rental units. No owner shall permit occupancy of any vacant residential rental unit unless it is clean, sanitary, and fit for human occupancy;
(4) Maintenance of common areas. The owner shall be responsible for maintaining in a safe and sanitary condition the common areas of any multiple-family dwellings other than duplexes;
(5) Garbage disposal. The owner shall supply adequate garbage containers and have garbage and refuse removed from said containers and from the premises;
(6) Maintenance of building exterior. The owner of any building subject to this section shall be responsible for ensuring that such building does not deteriorate, become blighted or dilapidated so as to be in violation of any applicable code;
(7) Substandard conditions. The owner shall be responsible for the prompt repair, removal or abatement of any substandard condition.
The owner shall be responsible for the above items and failure to be compliant will subject such owner to citation(s).
(b) Maintenance responsibilities of permanent residents. Every permanent resident shall maintain fit premises, including performance of the following duties:
(1) General maintenance. Every permanent resident of a residential rental unit shall keep it in a reasonably clean, safe and sanitary condition;
(2) Rubbish and garbage. Every permanent resident of a residential rental unit shall dispose of rubbish and garbage in a clean and sanitary manner by placing it in an appropriate storage container, in accordance with applicable codes;
(3) Damage to unit. No permanent resident of a residential rental unit shall deliberately or willfully destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove a part of the residential rental unit nor knowingly permit any other person to do so;
(4) Disturbances. Every permanent resident of a residential rental unit shall conduct himself or herself in a manner that will not disturb the quiet enjoyment of neighboring properties and their occupants;
(5) Nuisances. No permanent resident shall create or maintain any condition constituting a nuisance under Illinois law or any applicable code or ordinance.
It is the intent of this provision that the tenant, or occupant, of any rental property registered under this Code shall be responsible for compliance with these provisions and be subject to citation for any such failure.