(A) Responsibility. It is the responsibility of the owner to be in compliance with city ordinances and state laws.
(B) Maintenance standards. Every rental dwelling must maintain the standards in the city per the Property Maintenance Code (§§ 151.10 and 151.11), Zoning Code (Chapter 156 of this code), and any other requirements of this code or the laws of the state.
(C) Inspections and inspection fees.
(1) The City Manager is authorized to make inspections at the request of a tenant, owner, neighborhood association, or city resident to ensure compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, Building Code requirements, Fire Code requirements, and city ordinances.
(2) The City Manager, designated city staff, or city official, is authorized to conduct inspections after receiving a safety or nuisance complaint. The inspection is to ensure the rental property and dwelling are in compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, Building Code requirements, Fire Code requirements, and city ordinances.
(3) All designated agents authorized to make the requested inspection may enter at reasonable times any rental dwelling with the tenant's or owner's permission. If any owner, operator, occupant, or other person(s) in charge of a rental dwelling refuses to permit access and entry to the rental dwelling or any part thereof, the designated agent may, upon showing that probable cause exists for the inspection, seek a court order directing compliance with the inspection in order to secure entry.
(4) The requested inspection will be conducted and a fee charged in accordance with the city's fee schedule in § 34.30.
(a) If violations are not corrected and re-inspections are required, a fee will be charged for each subsequent re-inspection occurring after the due date for compliance with an order. The amount of the re-inspection fee will be set by ordinance of the City Council.
(b) The violation and/or re-inspection fees prescribed above are to be billed directly to the owner of the property.
(c) The City Manager may waive a re-inspection fee in case of error, mistake, injustice, or other good cause.
(d) Failure to attend a scheduled inspection date or failure to pay any fees associated with inspections may have additional penalties and/or fines as outlined in this code.
(Ord. 433, passed 4-19-18)