(a) The landlord of a multi-family dwelling complex shall inspect each dwelling unit within the multi-family dwelling complex.
(1) The inspection of a dwelling unit shall be conducted with the unit's tenant when the occupancy of the unit changes.
(2) The landlord shall sign each inspection report, and shall require a tenant to sign the report for the tenant's dwelling unit. If the tenant disagrees with any notation made by the landlord on the report, the landlord shall permit the tenant to make written comments on the report prior to signing it. The landlord shall provide the tenant with a copy of the report after it is signed.
(3) The administrator shall determine which of the minimum standards listed in this article shall be covered by the inspection.
(4) The failure of a landlord to make inspections required by this section, to maintain records of the inspections, or to permit inspection of those records pursuant to subsection (b) may cause the multi-family dwelling complex to fail inspection.
(b) A landlord shall maintain reports of the inspections conducted pursuant to subsection (a) above for all dwelling units within the multi-family dwelling complex.
(1) The reports shall be in a form acceptable to the administrator.
(2) A report shall include places for marking whether the dwelling unit complies with the inspection standards set by the administrator and shall include the names of all persons occupying the dwelling unit (other than overnight guests).
(c) A report shall also include:
(1) the names of designated employees or other authorized persons who shall be assigned to respond to emergency conditions, and the telephone number where said employees can be contacted during any 24-hour period. Emergency conditions shall include, without limitation, fire, natural disaster, flood, collapse or threat of collapse, burst pipes, and violent crime; and
(2) a notice for reporting violations to the city as follows: "TO REPORT UNRESOLVED VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING CODE FOR THESE PREMISES, CONTACT THE CITY OF LONGVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION".
(d) The landlord shall maintain the inspection reports required by this section on the premises of the multi-family dwelling complex and shall make them available to the administrator for inspection at all reasonable times. If there is no business office on the premises of the multi-family dwelling complex, the landlord shall maintain reports at the landlord's central business office, and shall make them available to the administrator for inspection at the multi-family dwelling complex at all reasonable times.
(Ord. No. 3099, § 4, 2-14-02)