(a) The owner, agent, or party in control of any vacant building, shall apply for and obtain a vacant building inspection from the Building Commissioner prior to selling, transferring, or conveying any interest in or entering into an agreement to sell, transfer or otherwise convey an interest in such property and shall provide a copy of such inspection to the prospective purchaser or title transferee prior to conveyance of the title.
(b) An agreement to sell, transfer or otherwise convey an interest in a vacant building shall include a copy of thevacant building inspection from the Building Commissioner, in order to permit the escrow agent to comply with this chapter. The vacant building inspection shall list thereon all known violations of the City Building, Housing and/or Zoning Codes found as a result of an exterior and interior inspection, pursuant to obtaining the certificate of compliance.
(c) The owner shall deposit in escrow a statement signed by the purchaser or transferee acknowledging receipt of thevacant building inspection, and such statement shall list thereon the date the inspectionwas given to the purchaser or transferee.
(d) Once the violations listed on the vacant building inspection report are corrected, a certificate of compliance must be obtained prior to the parcel being occupied.
(Ord. 11-10. Passed 3-22-10; Ord. 13-16. Passed 10-24-16.)