(a) The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to enter any structure or premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspections and performing duties as provided in this Chapter. Prior to any such entry, the Code Enforcement Officer must give the landlord and tenant written notice at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to entry. If the tenant does not provide written consent to the inspection, or if any landlord refuses, impedes, inhibits, interferes with, restricts or obstructs entry and free access to any part of the structure or premises where inspection authorized by this Chapter is sought, the Code Enforcement Officer may seek, in a court of competent jurisdiction, an administrative search warrant.
(b) The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to inspect all rental units on a complaint basis. Prior to such inspection, the Code Enforcement Officer must give the landlord and tenant written notice at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to such inspection. In the event that a Code Enforcement Officer finds a condition that may impact a proximate unit with the same ownership, the Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to inspect those proximate units pursuant to the written consent of the tenant or an administrative search warrant.
(c) The Code Enforcement Officer shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry, including but not limited to, an administrative search warrant.