(A) Issuance. The enforcement authority shall issue an inspection certificate for each residential rental unit or residential rental community subject to the provisions of this subchapter upon:
(1) Confirmation that the residential rental unit or residential unit community has valid unexpired
registration either as an individual residential rental unit or as part of a rental unit community as set forth in § 150.229;
(2) Confirmation that all inspection fees, re-inspection fees, and rescheduling fees, if applicable, have been paid; and
(3) Receipt of a satisfactory inspection report as set forth in § 150.231.
(B) Expiration. Inspection certificates expire three years from the date of issuance.
(C) Revocation. Inspection certificates may be revoked as follows:
(1) Failure to complete the initial or annual renewal registration as required by § 150.229;
(2) Failure to submit a change of registration form as required by § 150.229;
(3) Upon the enforcement authority's reasonable belief that the owner supplied false information knowingly with the intent to deceive during the registration process or by submitting a false third-party inspection report;
(6) Construction commenced on a rental unit not in conformity with a valid building permit from the town as required by § 150.020 of the Clarksville Municipal Code.
(D) Hearing; revocation.
(1) The hearing authority, upon receipt of written documentation from the enforcement authority recommending revocation, shall provide written notification to the owner the reason for revocation of the inspection certificate and the date and time the owner is to appear for a hearing on said revocation by a manner of serving notice set forth in IC 36-7-9-25.
(2) If, after the hearing, the hearing authority is satisfied that the weight of the evidence clearly indicates any of the circumstances set forth in division (C) above, the hearing authority may revoke the inspection certificate.
(E) Transfer.
(1) Unless prohibited by division (E)(2) below, an inspection certificate may be transferred to a new owner. The new owner shall submit the request for transfer as part of the initial registration pursuant to § 150.229(A)(4). The expiration date of an inspection certificate shall not be extended by a transfer.
(2) An inspection certificate shall not be transferred if:
(a) The inspection certificate is expired;
(b) The inspection certificate has been revoked or if the hearing authority has initiated the revocation process;
(c) The new owner currently has any inspection certificate revoked for any other residential rental unit; or
(e) The new owner has any outstanding fees, penalties, or liens assessed by the town for any rental unit.
(3) If the new owner consists of more than one person or entity, transfers shall be prohibited under divisions (E)(2)(c), (E)(2)(d), and (E)(2)(e) above of this section, if any of the persons or entities is an owner, whether individually or with other persons or entities, of another residential rental unit for which transfer would be prohibited.
(Ord. 2022-G-05, passed 4-19-22)