Whenever an owner, operator, occupant, prospective purchaser,
mortgagee or prospective occupant shall apply to the Public Officer
for an inspection in order to ascertain if any section of this code
has been violated, the Public Officer shall, upon payment of the fee
hereunder stated, cause an inspection to be made of the premises and
issue an informational certificate or report of the inspections to
the applicant, indicating therein any violations of this code on the
premises. The applicant for such inspection shall state in writing
his full name, residence and the reasons and basis for which the inspection
is requested. The Public Officer may deny the application for failure
to comply with this requirement.
Where, in lieu of an inspection, an owner, operator, occupant,
lessee, prospective purchaser, mortgagee or prospective occupant requests
a status report as to whether or not there are any known violations
presently pending on the premises, upon payment of the fee prescribed
herein, a copy of any notice or order on any violation then pending
shall be sent to the applicant.
No inspection report issued under § 156-71 above or status report under § 156-72 above shall be construed as providing a defense against any violation of this code or any other ordinance of the city which may be discovered thereafter, whether or not the condition or violation existed at the time of any such inspection or status report. The inspection or status report is provided as a convenience to the public and shall not constitute a limitation on the full enforcement of this code. The inspection or status report shall include only such matters as are embraced in this code.
[Amended 11-15-71 by Ord. No. 51-71; 4-16-74 by Ord. No. 28-74]
