(a) The owner of the real estate to be inspected shall apply to the Commissioner of Building Inspection for the Certificate of Property Code Compliance (CPCC). The application shall indicate the name, business address and telephone number of the inspector who will inspect the residence for the owner. The inspector must be registered with the Commissioner of Building Inspection as provided by this Chapter.
A CPCC inspection shall include electrical, heating, and plumbing systems, as well as building structure (e.g., roof, gutters, siding, etc.) as it pertains to safety and habitability as defined in Title Three - Housing Code of Part 17 - Toledo Municipal Code - Health Code for 1-3 dwelling units and Chapter 1367 - Property Maintenance for four-family or larger dwelling units. Any CPCC inspection shall be on the form provided by the City of Toledo. The Commissioner of Building Inspection may, at his or her discretion, accept alternative inspection report forms. The CPCC Inspection shall be completed and filed with the Commissioner of Building Inspection within thirty (30) days of the date of application.
(b) The application for the CPCC shall provide for a ninety (90) day period to complete the repairs for any code violation or deficiency and file the inspection report with the Commissioner of Building Inspection. The ninety (90) day period may be expanded by one additional 90 day period by the Commissioner of Building Inspection.
(c) The CPCC shall be issued by the Commissioner of Building Inspection to the owner of the real estate interest for the subject real estate, not withstanding the number of units in the real estate, but only upon (1) proof of property code inspection, as provided herein (e.g. filing of inspection report) for each unit, and either (2) proof of property code compliance or (3) proof of property code correction of any code deficiency identified in the inspection report or cited by any City of Toledo inspector or sanitarian.
(d) The CPCC shall expire three (3) years after the date of issuance subject to an annual inspection to keep the certificate valid. However, the CPCC may be voided by the Commissioner of Building Inspection after an investigation and upon proof that the residential real estate has been fire damaged, vandalized, house-stripped or become structurally unsound or uninhabitable.
(e) Denial of the CPCC may be appealed to the Board of Nuisance Abatement/Housing Appeals pursuant to provisions in T.M.C. Chapter 1726.
(f) Accepted Inspection Reports - in addition to the CPCC Inspection reports authorized by this section, any inspection conducted by a certified inspector, or a "registered inspector" as defined herein may be accepted as complying with this Section, pursuant to determination by the Commissioner of Building Inspection.
(h) Code Deficiencies Due to Tenant Conduct - In those cases where the code deficiencies identified in the CPCC inspection are demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Building Inspection or the Commissioner of Code Enforcement, to have been caused by a tenant, the owner shall cooperate with the Commissioner of Building Inspection or the Commissioner of Code Enforcement in his or her investigation of the matter, including providing information to assist in the identification of the tenant.
(Ord. 136-15. Passed 3-31-15.)