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interior of any room or rooms in a lodging-house, a person shall
not wilfully obstruct any such officer in the inspection of any
part of the premises, or, without reasonable excuse, neglect or
refuse, when required by any such officer, to render him such
assistance as is reasonably necessary for the purpose of his
inspection.
9. In any case where a lodger in a lodging-house is
entitled to the exclusive use of any court, courtyard, area, or
other open space within the curtilage of the premises, the
lodger, and in any case where two or more lodgers in a
lodging-house are entitled to the use in common of any court,
courtyard, area, or other open space within the curtilage of the
premises, the keeper or where there is no keeper and the landlord
resides on the premises the landlord shall, subject to the
provisions of these bye-laws cause the court, courtyard, area,
or other open space to be thoroughly cleansed from time to time
as often as is requisite for the purpose of keeping the same in a
cleanly condition.
10. Subject to the provision of these bye-laws the landlord
of a lodging-house shall cause every drain or means of drainage,
with which any water-closet belonging to the lodging-house may
communicate, to be maintained at all times in good order and
efficient action.
He shall also cause all such means of ventilation as are
provided in or in connection therewith to be maintained at all
times in good order.
11. Every lodger in a lodging-house shall cause all solid
or liquid filth or refuse to be removed once at least in every day
from every room which has been let to him, and shall once at
least in every day cause every vessel, utensil, or other receptacle
for such filth or refuse to be thoroughly cleansed.
12. In every case where a lodger in a lodging-house is
entitled to the exclusive use of any staircase, landing, or passage
in the lodging-house, the lodger shall cause every part of the
staircase, landing, or passage to be thoroughly cleansed from
time to time as often as is requisite.