(a) An owner shall inspect each dwelling for compliance with the standards set forth in the attached Exhibit “A” of this division. Inspections shall be recorded on a form approved by the code compliance director.
(b) The inspection of a dwelling shall be conducted a minimum of once annually and at any time when the occupancy changes.
(c) The owner shall sign each inspection report, and shall require a tenant to sign the report for the tenant’s dwelling. If the tenant disagrees with any notation made by the owner on the report, the owner shall permit the tenant to make written comments on the report prior to signing it. The owner shall provide the tenant with a copy of the report after it is signed.
(d) An owner shall maintain a copy of the report of every inspection conducted pursuant to this section for a minimum of three years. A copy of the reports maintained by an owner pursuant to this subsection (d) shall be provided to the code compliance director upon request.
(e) A notice for reporting code violations to the city shall be provided to the tenants once annually and at any time when the occupancy changes. The notice shall be in a form provided by the code compliance director.
(f) The code compliance director may conduct:
(1) Inspections based on indication of code violations;
(2) Periodic inspections; and
(3) Follow-up inspections.
(g) The following areas shall be subject to periodic inspection by the code compliance director:
(1) All building exteriors;
(2) Vacant dwelling units, with the owner’s consent; and
(3) Occupied dwelling units upon receipt of complaint by the unit’s tenant during a periodic inspection.
(h) The code compliance director is authorized to make follow-up inspections of a one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling which fails an initial inspection or a periodic inspection.
(i) In addition to other authority granted by this division, the code compliance director has all rights and authority granted by Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 18.05. Inspections shall comply with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances.
(Ord. 17827, § 10, passed 10-9-2007)
Editor’s note:
Exhibit “A” is not set out herein, but is on file and available for inspection in the offices of the city.