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   1464.07   OBLIGATIONS OF ESCROW AGENTS.
   No person, firm or corporation acting in the capacity of an escrow agent in any real estate transaction involving the bona fide sale or conveyance of any interest in a dwelling structure, commercial building structure or other building, or land upon which such buildings are located, in the City, shall file for record an instrument to transfer title thereto or disburse any funds from such sale, unless the provisions of this chapter have been satisfied, including, but not limited to, the specific provisions of Section 1464.05. (Ord.97-O-13. Passed 12-9-97; Ord. 2010-O-01. Passed 2-9-10.)
   1464.08   RELIANCE ON CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE DOCUMENT.
   (a)   In issuing a certificate of inspection, the City does not thereby insure, warrant or guarantee to the holder thereof, to his or her assignees or any other interested party that such certificate contains all of the violations of these Codified Ordinances or statutes of the State. Such certificate should be considered by all parties as the City's best effort to make known to owners and purchasers of real estate the known violations on a given property at the time the inspection is made. A copy of this section, or a digest thereof, shall be contained in each certificate of inspection.
   (b)   In issuing a compliance document under the provisions of this chapter, the City does not thereby insure, warrant or guarantee the quality of repair or standard of work completed in the correction of violations listed on a certificate of inspection. Such document should be construed only as a statement by the City that some or all of the violations listed on the certificate of inspection have been corrected to the City's satisfaction. A copy of this section, or a digest thereof, shall be contained in each compliance document.
(Ord.97-O-13. Passed 12-9-97; Ord. 2010-O-01. Passed 2-9-10.)
   1464.09   ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH WARRANT TO ALLOW INSPECTION.
   (a)   Inspection. If the owner, occupant, or agent does not consent to the proposed inspection for any reason, the Zoning Inspector or his designee official may appear before any judge in a court of competent jurisdiction and seek an administrative search warrant to allow an inspection. Any such application shall be made within ten calendar days after the non-consent. The application for the warrant shall specify the basis upon which the warrant is being sought and shall include a statement that the inspection will be limited to a determination whether there are violations of the code provisions identified in this section. The court may consider any of the following factors along with such other matters as it deems pertinent in its decision as to whether a warrant shall issue:
      (1)   Eyewitness account of violation;
      (2)   Citizen complaints;
      (3)   Tenant complaints;
      (4)   Plain view violations;
      (5)   Violations apparent from City records;
      (6)   Property deterioration;
      (7)   Age of property;
      (8)   Nature of alleged violation;
      (9)   Condition of similar properties in the area;
      (10)   Documented violations on similar properties in the area;
      (11)   Passage of time since last inspection;
      (12)   Previous violations on the property.
   (b)   If the court declines to issue a warrant or if no warrant is sought, the inspection shall still take place but the scope thereof shall be limited to such areas as are in plain view. A limited-scope inspection conducted pursuant to this division shall be considered an "inspection" for purposes of this chapter and all other provisions of this chapter. No criminal penalty shall attach, nor shall any certificate of occupancy be denied, solely by reason of the owner's, occupants, or agent's refusal to consent to a full inspection.
(Ord. 2017-O-31. Passed 9-26-17.)
   1464.10   REVIEW BY COUNCIL. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 1464.10 was repealed by Ord. 2010-O-01, passed February 9, 2010.)
   1464.99   PENALTY.
   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
(Ord.97-O-13. Passed 12-9-97; Ord. 2010-O-01. Passed 2-9-10.)