If any owner, property agent, tenant, occupant or other person in control of a rental residential property or a dwelling unit or a rooming unit contained therein fails or refuses to consent to free access and entry to the property or dwelling unit or rooming unit under his or her control for any inspection pursuant to this chapter, the Code Official or his or her designee may apply to the circuit court for a search warrant or other appropriate court order authorizing such inspections. However, except in an emergency situation, no application for such a search warrant shall be made without first making a reasonable effort to secure access and entry to the property or dwelling unit or rooming unit through the owner or the owners property agent as identified by the owner pursuant to § 152.04(A) and § 152.09(B) herein.
(Ord. 2206, passed 1-11-2010; Am. Ord. 2332, passed 3-13-2012; Am. Ord. 2518, passed 10-21-2014)