(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, no person, agent, firm, or corporation shall transfer title to any dwelling or dwelling unit, or the land upon which such building is located, without first applying for and obtaining from the Building Department a Certificate of Compliance or a Certificate of Conditional Transfer.
(b) In the event a dwelling or dwelling unit is sold at Sheriff’s sale or other court- ordered auction, and no Certificate of Compliance has been issued within one year prior to such sale, the purchaser shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, submit to the Building Department an application for a Certificate of Compliance and shall obtain a Certificate of Compliance from the Building Department within ninety (90) days of the date of sale, unless for good cause shown, the Building Department extends this compliance time. The method of application and inspection shall be as set forth in Section 1337.03.
(c) This Chapter shall not apply to the individual transfer of any dwelling or dwelling unit through inheritance or gift where no bona fide sale is intended, nor shall it apply to new dwellings or dwelling units which are subject to the requirement of obtaining a certificate of occupancy, pursuant to Section 1325.08(a) of the Codified Ordinances of the Village.
(d) The owner of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall present a Certificate of Compliance, or an exact copy thereof, or a Certificate of Conditional Transfer, or an exact copy thereof, to the prospective purchaser, grantee, or transferee and, when an escrow has been established, shall deposit in escrow prior to delivery of possession or transfer of title, a copy of the Certificate of Compliance or a copy of the Certificate of Conditional Transfer which has been signed and dated by the purchaser.
(Ord. 2008-22. Passed 12-10-08.)