Whenever any dwelling or dwelling unit is found to contain violations of this chapter, the Building Inspector shall give notice that, unless the violations are corrected within a reasonable period of time, the occupancy certificate will be revoked, subject to appeal before the Board of Building and Housing Appeals.
(A) Violations of this chapter can be reported by the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer if a violation is severe enough to be visually observed from the right-of-way of the adjacent roadway and is a life or health safety concern.
(B) The Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer shall have right-of-entry into any property in which a written complaint has been filed by the person occupying the dwelling or dwelling unit to investigate the validity of the complaint if the owner or occupant signs a "Consent to Inspection" form (Article A).
(1) If the person filing the complaint refuses to sign the “Consent to Inspection” form the claim shall be disregarded.
(2) If the complaint is found to be a substantiated claim the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to require a certificate of occupancy be revoked and the dwelling or dwelling unit is to be improved to the standards set forth in this chapter prior to a new certificate of occupancy being issued in a reasonable amount of time to be determined by the Code Enforcement Officer.
(3) If the complaint is found to be an unsubstantiated claim the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer can either disregard the complaint with no action taken or report a violation by the tenant to the property owner.
(1989 Code, § 151.020) (Ord. 1073, passed - -1967; Am. Ord. 2871, passed 8-24-2015)