(A) No single-family residential, multiple-family residential, multiple-family dwelling, multiple-family dwelling unit, commercial or industrial property shall be sold unless the seller furnishes the buyer with a presale inspection report they have applied and paid for, dated no more than 180 days prior to the date of closing and dated no later than the day of the closing on the sale. Said report shall be based on an inspection by the Building Official or his designee of all dwelling units and all interior and exterior common areas. The report shall indicate what violations exist for each unit, building, and property as the case may be in accordance with the currently adopted International Property Maintenance Code. The request for a presale inspection must be made by filling out an application in the Building Department and paying the required fee at the Finance Department, not less than 30 days prior to the scheduled date of the closing. The presale inspection fee shall be paid at the time of application.
(B) A sale for purposes of this section includes contract sales, conversions to condominiums and of any multiple-family dwelling unit, multiple-family building, or single-family dwelling unit, commercial or industrial property. All other transfers or re-titles are not required to have a presale inspection. Any person participating in such a sale in violation of this section, either as seller, buyer or by receipt of a sales commission, in connection therewith, shall be deemed in violation of this section and be subject to the penalties as provided for in this code. Any contract executed in violation of this section shall be voidable by the buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any buyer shall be responsible for complying with each and every provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 7-7, passed 1-24-07; Am. Ord. 21-42, passed 12-15-21) Penalty, see § 101.99