When residential housing has been inspected in the manner provided for by this chapter and been found to be not in compliance with the energy conservation standards adopted by this chapter, the owner of such housing, notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, may nevertheless sell, exchange or otherwise transfer the housing without a certification that the housing complies with such energy conservation standards, if prior to such transfer, the transferee enters into an agreement with the city, in a form approved by the city attorney, by which the transferee acknowledges the existence of the noncomplying conditions and agrees to correct same within 180 days following the date such transfer occurs, or such later date as may be approved by the building official for good cause shown.
(Ord. 1843 §1 (part))