The purpose of this article is to provide basic and uniform administration of and compliance with applicable mobile home standards and to establish the responsibilities of parties concerned therewith.
A. 
This article shall apply to administration of and compliance with applicable mobile home standards.
B. 
This chapter shall not apply to premises which are not within the scope of applicable mobile home standards.
A. 
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall administer and secure compliance with the applicable mobile home standards.
B. 
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have as his or her representatives such assistants and inspectors as may be necessary to carry out effectively the powers and duties of his or her office.
C. 
All personnel shall be qualified and appointed as prescribed by law and shall be furnished with appropriate official badges or identification cards.
D. 
All personnel shall be free from personal liability for acts done in good faith in the performance of official duties.
A. 
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be charged with the duty of administering the applicable mobile home standards and securing compliance therewith and shall be empowered to adopt rules and regulations necessary for securing such compliance, provided that such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the applicable mobile home standards.
B. 
The Zoning Enforcement Officer, his or her assistants and deputy inspectors, if any, shall be authorized to conduct surveys of housing in any area of the Village to determine the condition of premises, extent of deterioration, lack of facilities, inadequate maintenance, unsafe and insanitary conditions, extent of overcrowding, land use and other relevant factors.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement Officer:
(1) 
To cause periodic inspections to be made, not less than once every five years, of all premises within the scope of applicable mobile home standards.
(2) 
To cause an investigation of all complaints of alleged housing violations or other unsafe or insanitary conditions.
(3) 
To order, in writing, the remedying of all conditions found to exist in or on any premises in violation of provisions of the mobile home standards or of rules and regulations adopted by the agency, to state in the violation order a reasonable time limit for compliance therewith and, where necessary, to order the vacation of premises found unfit for human habitation.
(4) 
To request the chief legal officer of the municipality to take appropriate legal action in the name of the agency upon failure of the responsible party to comply with such violation order within the time specified therein.
(5) 
To cause a search of the municipality's records of housing violations existing on any premises and to issue a certified statement thereof upon receipt of written request and payment of any fees required by local law or ordinance.
(6) 
To study housing conditions in the municipality.
(7) 
To cooperate with other municipal, governmental and private agencies engaged in the study and improvement of housing conditions.
(8) 
To publish an annual report of housing conditions in the municipality, accomplishments of the agency and recommendations for the future.
D. 
Where violations of the mobile home standards exist and pose an immediate hazard or danger to the health, safety or welfare of building occupants or of the public, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may issue an order citing the violation and directing such action by such municipal officer, department or board as is necessary to remove or abate the immediate hazard or danger.[1]
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 86, Unsafe Buildings.
A. 
Inspectors shall be authorized and have the right, in the performance of their duties, to enter any premises during normal business hours and in emergencies whenever necessary to protect the public interest.
B. 
Owners, agents, operators and occupants shall be responsible for providing access to all parts of the premises within their control to authorized agency personnel acting in the performance of their duties.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall keep records of all complaints received, inspections made and violations found regarding premises regulated by this chapter. Records shall be kept in a manner and form as prescribed by local law, ordinance, or regulation or direction of the Board of Trustees and shall be available for public inspection.
A. 
Owners of premises shall be responsible for compliance with the mobile home standards and shall remain responsible therefor regardless of the fact that this chapter may also place certain responsibilities on operators and occupants and regardless of any agreements between owners and operators or occupants as to which party shall assume such responsibility.
B. 
Owners of premises shall be responsible for proper maintenance, condition and operation of service facilities and for furnishing adequate heat and hot water supply in multiple dwellings.
[Amended 12-16-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Mobile home court operators shall be responsible for compliance with the mobile home standards in regard to the following:
A. 
Limiting occupancy to the maximum permitted by the mobile home standards.
B. 
Maintenance of safe and sanitary conditions in all parts of mobile home court premises.
C. 
Maintenance and operation of all required service facilities.
D. 
Maintenance of all plumbing, cooking and refrigeration fixtures and appliances within his or her control, as well as other building equipment and facilities, in an operative, clean and sanitary condition.
E. 
Sanitary maintenance of walls, floors and ceilings.
F. 
Keeping exits clear and unencumbered.
G. 
Disposal of building garbage and refuse in a clean and sanitary manner.
H. 
Extermination of insects, rodents or other pests on the premises.
I. 
Hanging and removing required screens.
[Amended 12-16-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
Occupants of mobile home courts shall be responsible for compliance with the mobile home standards in regard to the following:
A. 
Limiting occupancy of that part of the premises which he or she occupies or controls to the maximum permitted by the mobile home standards.
B. 
Maintenance of that part of the premises which he or she occupies or controls in a clean, sanitary and safe condition.
C. 
Maintenance of all plumbing, cooking and refrigeration fixtures and appliances, as well as other building equipment and storage facilities in that part of the premises which he or she occupies or controls, in a clean and sanitary condition and providing reasonable care in the operation and use thereof.
D. 
Keeping exits from his or her dwelling unit clear and unencumbered.
E. 
Disposal of garbage and refuse into provided facilities in clean and sanitary manner.
F. 
Extermination of insects, rodents or other pests within his or her dwelling unit if said unit is the only one infested in the premises.
G. 
Hanging and removing required screens.
H. 
Keeping his or her domestic animals and pets in an appropriate manner and under control.
A. 
Every person who shall fail to comply with a violation order issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer within the time limit stated thereon shall be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III.
[Amended 12-16-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
B. 
The Board of Trustees may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Village in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant hereto, notwithstanding the imposition of the above penalty or punishment for such violation.