CHAPTER 1905
Administration and Enforcement

1905.01      Rules and regulations.

1905.02     Inspection of dwellings.

1905.03    Access to dwellings in emergency.

1905.04    Identification of authorized personnel.

1905.05      Notice of violation.

1905.06      Final order.

1905.07      Power to act in emergency.

1905.08     Agency to abate hazards in emergency.

1905.09     Demolition as compliance.

1905.10      Re-inspection.

1905.11      Extension of compliance time.

1905.12      Transfer of ownership.

1905.13      Unfit buildings.

1905.14      Notice.

1905.15      Order to vacate.

1905.16     Vacation of unfit dwelling.

1905.17      Removal of notice.

1905.18     Vacated structure made secure.

1905.19      Effective boarding.

1905.20      Insurance or bond requirements for vacant buildings.

1905.21      Expenses recoverable.

1905.22      Reserved.

1905.23      Reserved.

1905.24      Reserved.

1905.25      Appeals Board.

1905.26      Hearing.

1905.27      Legal remedies.

1905.98      Severability.

1905.99     Penalty and fines.

CROSS REFERENCES

      Removal of unsafe structures - see Ohio R.C. 715.26 et seq.

      Health nuisance; power to abate - see GEN. OFF. 521.07,

       PART NINETEEN Ch. 1935

      Nuisances generally - see Property Maintenance Code Ch. 1935

      Definitions - see HOUSING CODE Ch. 1909

1905.01 RULES AND REGULATIONS.

     (a)    The City Manager and/or his or her designee is authorized to make and adopt such written rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement and interpretation of the Housing and Property Maintenance Codes to secure the intent thereof.

   (b)   Such rules and regulations described in subsection (a) above shall not be in conflict with the provisions of the Housing and Property Maintenance Codes or any other ordinance of the City of Hamilton, nor shall they have the effect of waiving any provisions of the Housing Code, Property Maintenance Code, or any other ordinance.

   (c)   Such rules and regulations described in subsection (a) above shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of the Housing and Property Maintenance Codes, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the same penalty for violation of the provisions of the Housing Code or Property Maintenance Code.

   (d)   Such rules and regulations described in subsection (a) above shall be on file and available as a matter of public record.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)

1905.02 INSPECTION OF DWELLINGS.

           (a)    The City Manager, and/or his or her designee, shall be authorized to make, or cause to be made, inspections to determine the condition of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, rooming units, and other property in order to safeguard the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the public.

   (b)   The City Manager, and/or his or her designee, shall be authorized to enter any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or other property, upon the consent of the owner, operator, or occupant, or pursuant to a warrant, or at such other time as may be necessary in the case of an emergency, for the purpose of performing his or her duties under the Housing and Property Maintenance Codes.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)

1905.03 ACCESS TO DWELLINGS IN EMERGENCY.

     The owner, operator, or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or other property shall give personnel authorized pursuant to Section 1905.02 access to such dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or other property for the purpose of such inspections at any time as may be necessary in an emergency.

(Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2023-9-82. Passed 9-27-23.)