(A) Applicability.
(1) This subchapter shall apply to all rental dwellings and rental dwelling units located in the county.
(2) This subchapter shall apply to rental dwellings and rental dwelling units located in incorporated cities or towns within the county, unless the city or town has adopted an ordinance regulating the sanitary conditions of rental dwellings and rental dwelling units.
(3) No rental dwelling or rental dwelling unit shall be inhabited unless the provisions of this subchapter are met.
(4) Notwithstanding the above, the Health Officer, or his or her designee, may enter a dwelling or dwelling unit in situations constituting an imminent danger to public health, risk of injury or as otherwise authorized by I.C. 16-20-1.
(B) Intent. It is the intent of the Board of Commissioners of the county, through this subchapter, to provide for the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the county through the implementation of minimal health and sanitary standards for rental residences and rental dwellings.
(C) Health Department jurisdiction and rule making. The Health Department shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. The Health Department is granted the authority to promulgate rules with the approval of the Board of Health in order to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 4-2-4, passed 10-17-2005)