(a) Any tenant or other person who shall maliciously or vexatiously cause an inspection to be made for the purpose of harassing any individual, owner or responsible local agent, corporation, or governmental agency when no violation is present shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
(b) Building Officials are duly authorized to inspect properties in conjunction with this chapter. Building Officials shall not be harassed, stalked, threatened, hindered, assaulted, or otherwise interfered with in the performance of their duties. Notwithstanding any other section in this chapter, a violation of this subsection shall be a municipal civil infraction.
(c) Any owner or responsible party who harasses or threatens a tenant with loss of occupancy as a result of filing a valid complaint shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction.
(Ord. 792. Passed 1-8-07; Ord. 932. Passed 3-9-20.)