Boston Mayor Thomas Menino spoke to renters in Allston this morning about tenant and landlord responsibilities to kick off the 14th annual Hub Move-In Campaign.

"It’s so important for us to use this opportunity to educate students and their parents about their rights as tenants and their responsibility to be good neighbors," Menino said in a statement.

Menino spoke at 84 Ashford St., a designated "problem property" in Allston’s heavily student-populated area of Gardner, Ashford and Pratt Streets, just hours before the neighborhood’s streets will be flooded with Sept. 1 movers.

Renters and residents were reminded to throw out trash only on scheduled pickup days and advised on how to prevent beg bugs in the neighborhood’s apartments.

The city of Boston’s revised Rental Inspection Ordinance was passed in December to improve current standards for the health and safety of rentals in Boston. The ordinance covers about 140,000, or more than 85 percent, of Boston’s approximately 167,800 rental units, and requires that Boston landlords be held accountable when they fail to provide safe and decent housing for tenants. Over the next five years, every unit covered under the ordinance will receive an approved inspection or be covered by an Inspectional Services-approved alternative compliance plan.

City agencies participating in this year’s Hub Move-In Campaign include the Inspectional Services Department, the Boston Transportation Department, Public Works Department, the Boston Police Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, among others.