[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
The City adopts by reference the National Property Maintenance
Code — 1993, as amended, propounded and published
by the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.
(B.O.C.A.), for the control of buildings and structures in the City
as therein provided; and each and all of the terms and regulations
in such code are hereby adopted and made a part of this article, as
if fully set out at length in this article.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
No owner, agent or person in charge of a dwelling or a dwelling
unit shall allow any person to occupy it as a tenant or lessee or
for a valuable consideration unless the dwelling or dwelling unit
shall have a certificate of compliance issued by the building inspector
of the City for the rental unit. Landlord/tenant relationships established
prior to October 25, 1992, shall not be affected by this section;
however, compliance with this section shall be immediately undertaken
by such owner, agent or person in charge under this section. The certificate
of compliance shall be issued after inspection by the building inspector
that the unit is in compliance with all of the applicable provisions
of the National Property Maintenance Code — 1993,
as amended, propounded and published by Building Officials and Code
Administrators International, Inc. (B.O.C.A.), and all the other adopted
BOCA codes and shall be valid for a period of three years. A new inspection
and a new certificate of compliance shall be necessary at the expiration
of the three-year period, and may be applied for at any time within
six months before the original certificate of compliance expires.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
(a)
The owner shall allow and permit the City building
inspector to inspect any premises subject to this article. Upon an
owner's failure to so allow such inspection, the building inspector
may obtain and secure an administrative search warrant for inspection
purposes to further and enforce the provisions of this article. Additionally,
the building inspector may maintain an action in the name of the City
for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this article, or
to pursue the criminal sanctions imposed under this article.
(b)
No person shall molest or resist the building inspector
in the exercise and discharge of his duties under this article, nor
shall any person remove, mutilate or conceal any notice or placard
posted by the building inspector except by permission of the building
inspector.
(c)
Inspections under this article may be coordinated with
other inspections being conducted by or on behalf of the owner.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
(a)
The owner shall pay an inspection fee for each certificate
of compliance and for each renewal thereof in an amount established
by resolution of the City Council. If inspections are required to
determine correction and Code violations, there shall be no additional
fee for the first reinspection, but there shall be an inspection fee
charged that may be equal to the initial fee for each inspection needed
thereafter.
(b)
Senior citizen landlords with a minimum age of 60 years
which have one rental unit subject to the provisions of this article
shall not be required to pay any inspection fee.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
The owner of any dwelling or dwelling unit who allows any person
to occupy it as a tenant or lessee shall register the dwelling or
dwelling unit with the City Clerk's office. There shall be no charge
for registration, but failure to register shall be considered a violation
of this article.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
Any person may file a complaint to the building inspector or
to the City Clerk relative to any violation under this article. The
complaint must be in writing and signed by the person so filing the
complaint.
[Amended 10-5-1992 by Ord. No. 10-92]
Any person violating this article, or any part of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in § 1-14.
