Upon written complaint of any tenant of any rental property located within the city, and city official specified by the City Council is authorized to inspect the rental property occupied by the tenant for a violation of city ordinances and upon determination of a potential violation the city official shall notify the owner of the rental property, in writing, of the potential violation and direct the owner to correct the violation within 30 days. In the event the alleged violation is not corrected within the period, the city official may authorize the discontinuance of water service to the rental property until the appropriate correction is made. The direction to discontinue by the city official shall be given, in writing, to the City Collector, who shall order discontinuance in the same manner as provided in § 52.36. In addition, failure or refusal of any owner of rental property to follow the direction of the city official to correct a violation of this chapter shall be unlawful and subject the owner of the rental property to the general provisions of this code in § 130.01 and § 10.99. Each day the alleged violation is not corrected, after notice, shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 052698A, passed 5-26-1998)