(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful for the owner or any agent of an owner to permit the occupancy by any third party of any residential dwelling unit within the city until such time as an occupancy permit has been issued by the city. Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit the transfer of ownership of the dwelling or dwelling unit prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit so long as subsection (B) hereof is complied with fully.
(B) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or lessor of any residential property located within the city to assure that an occupancy permit will be issued or is issued to any occupant assuming possession from the owner or lessor of the property; and, if necessary, to provide for the corrections of any violations whether such corrections take place prior to or after a transfer of ownership or possession of the property and before the issuance of the occupancy permit. However, if the owner, seller, lessor or transferor provides a true and correct copy of this subchapter to the purchaser, transferee, or lessee and thereafter obtains the purchaser's, transferee's or lessee's written consent to assume full responsibility to obtain the occupancy permit and, if necessary, to correct any violations that may exist to obtain such occupancy permit then, upon filing an original of the written consent signed by the party to be so bound, with the city's Code Enforcement Officer, the obligation to correct any such violations prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit shall then be the responsibility of the purchaser, transferee, or lessee, who shall be bound thereby without further notice.
(C) This section shall not apply to transfers of residential real estate wherein the transferee notifies
the Code Enforcement Officer, in writing, of intent to demolish within 90 days of the transfer any building located thereon. The Code Enforcement Officer may, for good cause shown, extend the demolition period for one additional period of 90 days. No overnight occupancy shall be allowed within any dwelling or dwelling unit that is subject to this demolition exception.
(Ord. 3192, passed 3-21-2019)