(A) Whenever, upon inspection of a rental dwelling or dwelling unit for an initial license or renewal of a license, the Building Official finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of any applicable provisions of this code, or of any applicable rules or regulations, the Building Official shall serve the owner or manager with notice of such violation or violations. Such notice shall state that unless the violations cited are corrected within a reasonable time of not less than seven days, except for emergency situations, the license may be suspended or revoked.
(B) At the end of the time the Building Official has allowed for correction of any violation cited, the Building Official shall reinspect the rental dwelling or dwelling unit and if he or she determines that such conditions have not been corrected, he or she may issue an order suspending the license to take effect five days following service upon the owner or manager unless, in the interim, the owner or manager requests, in writing, a hearing.
(C) Any person whose license for a rental dwelling or dwelling unit is subject to suspension pursuant to a suspension order shall be entitled to a hearing on the suspension action by filing with the Village Clerk, a written request for a hearing by the Village Administrator within five business days following the receipt of the suspension order. Upon receipt of said request, a hearing shall be scheduled to be held by the Village Administrator at a date not more than ten business days thereafter. Upon completion of the hearing, the Village Administrator may either:
(1) Confirm the suspension; or
(2) Suspend the suspension and allow additional compliance time; or
(3) Rescind the suspension.
(D) If no petition for reconsideration of a suspension order is filed as provided in division (C) above, then the suspension order shall remain in effect until the violations in question have been corrected, as determined by the Building Official upon inspection of the rental dwelling or dwelling unit.
(E) In the event a license is suspended, and such suspension is affirmed after hearing, if any, during the period of suspension:
(1) No existing rental agreement shall be renewed, and no new rental agreement shall be entered into with respect to the rental dwelling or dwelling unit that is the subject of the inspection.
(2) The village shall have the right to seek enforcement of any other applicable law.
(Ord. 2018-002, passed 2-21-18) Penalty, see § 100.99