(A) (1) The Building Official or his or her duly authorized agents shall, acting alone or in conjunction with the Director of Health of the County Health Department or his or her agents, enforce the provisions of the Minimum Housing Standards Code within the limits of the city. In furtherance of such enforcement, he or she, or his or her agents, shall examine dwellings and housing units, the maintenance of which require the obtaining of a permit. He or she shall, when requested by proper authority, or when the public interest so requires, make investigations in connection with matters referred to in the Minimum Housing Standards Code, and render written reports of the results thereof to the Mayor.
(2) To enforce compliance with that Code and to remove or abate illegal or unsafe conditions, the Building Official shall, either alone or in conjunction with the Health Director, issue such notices or orders as may be necessary and which are authorized by that Code or any amendments thereto.
(B) The Building Official shall keep comprehensive records of applications received, of permits issued, of inspections made, of reports rendered, and of notices or orders issued relative to the enforcement of the Minimum Housing Standards Code. Such records shall be open to public inspection for good and sufficient reasons during regular office hours, but shall not be removed from the office of the Building Official without his or her written consent.
(Prior Code, § 5-19)