A. 
The Building Inspector of the Village of Waverly shall serve as Chief Housing Officer and shall administer and secure compliance with the applicable housing standards.
B. 
The Chief Housing Officer shall have such assistants and inspectors as may be necessary to carry out effectively the powers and duties of his office, which assistants and inspectors shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees.
C. 
The Chief Housing Officer and any assistants and inspectors serving under him shall be qualified and shall be furnished with appropriate official badges or identification cards.
D. 
All personnel of the agency shall be free from personal liability for acts done in good faith in the performance of their official duties.
A. 
The Chief Housing Officer shall be charged with the duty of administering the applicable housing standards and securing compliance therewith.
B. 
The Chief Housing Officer shall be authorized to conduct surveys of housing in any area of the municipality to determine the condition of the premises, extent of deterioration, lack of facilities, inadequate maintenance, unsafe and insanitary conditions, extent of overcrowding, land use and other relevant factors.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the Chief Officer:
(1) 
To cause periodic inspections to be made not less than once every five years of all premises within the scope of applicable housing standards.
(2) 
To cause an investigation of all complaints of alleged housing violations or other unsafe or insanitary conditions.
(3) 
To order in writing the remedying of all conditions found to exist in or on any premises in violation of the provisions of the housing standards and to state in the violation order a reasonable time limit for compliance therewith and, where necessary, to order the vacation of premises found unfit for human habitation.
(4) 
To request the chief legal officer of the Village to take appropriate legal action in the name of the Village upon failure of the responsible party to comply with such violation order within the time specified therein.
(5) 
To cause a search of the records of his office of housing violations existing on any premises and to issue a certified statement thereof upon receipt of written request and payment of any fees required by local law, ordinance or resolution.
(6) 
To study housing conditions in the municipality.
(7) 
To cooperate with other municipal, governmental and private agencies engaged in the study and improvement of housing conditions.
(8) 
To publish an annual report of housing conditions in the Village, accomplishments of his office and recommendations for the future.
D. 
Where violations of the housing standards exist and pose an immediate hazard or danger to the health, safety or welfare of building occupants or of the public, the Chief Officer may issue an order citing the violation and directing such action by such municipal agency as is necessary to remove or abate the immediate hazard or danger.
A. 
The Chief Housing Officer and any inspector shall be authorized and shall have the right, in the performance of their duties, to enter any premises during normal business hours and in emergencies whenever necessary to protect the public interest.
B. 
Owners, agents, operators and occupants shall be responsible for providing access to all parts of the premises within their control to the chief housing inspectors acting in the performance of their duties.
A. 
The Chief Housing Officer shall keep records of all complaints received, inspections made and violations found regarding premises regulated by the housing standards.
B. 
Records shall be kept in a manner and form as prescribed by resolution, ordinance or local law and shall be available for public inspection.