(a) The Chief Building Official (CBO) shall issue a Housing License upon his/her determination that the Housing License application is complete, the requisite application fee has been paid and conditions of the Rental Dwelling Unit(s) complies with this Code and all other ordinances of the City of Lorain. A copy of the Housing License shall be provided to tenants of a rental dwelling unit.
(b) The CBO may request inspection of the Rental Dwelling Unit(s) prior to issuance of a Housing License. An inspection shall be conducted upon the consent of the owner or his/her designated agent.
(c) When an inspection of a Rental Dwelling Unit(s) is requested and the owner or his/her designated agent does not consent to an inspection of the rental dwelling unit(s) which is the subject of the Housing License application, the CBO may seek the issuance of a search warrant in order to inspect the residential dwelling unit when the CBO has reasonable cause to believe that the condition of the rental dwelling unit does not comply with applicable, building, sanitation, health and property maintenance laws of the City of Lorain.
(d) Refusal of an owner or his/her designated agent to permit an inspection of the rental dwelling unit(s) which is the subject of a Housing License application shall not be cause for the CBO to deny issuance of a Housing License.
(e) When the CBO determines that the condition of a rental dwelling unit(s) which is the subject of a Housing License application is in violation of the applicable City property maintenance code provisions, the CBO shall issue written notice of the property maintenance code violation(s) to the owner. If the owner corrects the violations so determined, within thirty (30) days of the issuance of notice of the violations by the City to the owner, the CBO shall issue the Housing License to the owner. (Ord. 257-23. Passed 12-18-23.)