A. 
The Code Enforcement Office shall cause inspections to be made at intervals not to exceed every three years, or upon receipt of a registered complaint to determine the condition of rental buildings and structures, rooming houses, rooming units, similar dwellings and accessory structures located within the Village limits, and may issue notices as provided in this chapter.
B. 
The Code Enforcement Officer or his designees are authorized to enter common areas at reasonable times for the purposes of conducting a visual inspection. If entry is refused or not obtained, the code official is authorized to pursue entry to the fullest extent authorized by law.
C. 
Application of this section is subject to the limitations contained in § 96-27.
In addition to the requirements of § 96-22, violations of the following shall be deemed violations of the Rental Housing Code:
A. 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any owner of a rental building or structure to lease, let, rent or permit the occupancy and use as a rental building or structure without first having obtained a rental permit as provided herein.
B. 
No owner shall enter into a rental agreement with or cause a dwelling unit to be inhabited by more than four persons unless such persons are a family as defined in this chapter.
C. 
No owner shall cause, permit, suffer or allow to exist any condition on a rental building or structure, or exterior property, which is a violation of this chapter, the Geneseo Village Code, the laws of Livingston County, or the laws of the State of New York, including, but not limited to, the New York State Building Code, the New York State Property Maintenance Code, and the New York State Multiple Residence Law, the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law and their successors, after written notice has been given to the permit holder of such deficiency.
D. 
No person shall disable a carbon monoxide detection device in violation of § 96-64 of this chapter.
E. 
No owner shall, following reasonable notice and an adequate opportunity to correct the same, fail to correct a serious fire hazard or electrical violation or fail to provide heat for a residential building or structure in accordance with legal requirements.
A. 
The following findings, upon substantial evidence, shall be grounds for revocation or nonrenewal of a Rental Permit:
(1) 
The owner is a habitual violator as described in § 96-66;
(2) 
The premises are a public nuisance property as described in the Village Code, § 130-18E, or its successor; or
(3) 
Three or more violations of this chapter having occurred either at a particular rental building or structure within a twelve-month period.
B. 
Before a rental permit may be revoked or issuance or renewal denied, except in cases of emergencies, the permittee or aggrieved person shall be entitled to a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals, which shall have appellate jurisdiction with regard to findings of fact upon which the Code Enforcement Officer has issued his or her decision. Written notice of the hearing shall be mailed to the permittee or served upon the aggrieved person no less than seven days in advance and shall apprise the recipient of the proceedings and potential consequences and the aggrieved person's right to be heard. At the hearing, the aggrieved person shall be entitled to be again apprised of the claims against him or her, must be given an opportunity to be heard in explanation or rebuttal, and shall have the right to confront witnesses. Determinations of the Zoning Board must be based upon substantial evidence and must incorporate the factual findings in the record as the basis for its determination. Prior convictions of offenses under this chapter from a court of competent jurisdiction shall be conclusive evidence of the violation(s) upon which such conviction was based. The Zoning Board, for good cause shown, may stay the enforcement of any revocation for such period as it deems appropriate. Persons seeking relief from applicable provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code may file a petition with the New York State Department of State Codes Division, Western Region Board of Review, for variance and/or an appeal of the code official's determination.