A. 
All rental housing properties and rental housing units are subject to routine, periodic inspections, as provided by this chapter, to ensure that the rental housing property and rental housing unit complies with all applicable law including but not limited to the currently adopted version of the International Property Maintenance Code and the International Fire Code, as amended. The Code Enforcement Officer may make referrals to the Code Enforcement, Emergency Services, and Zoning Departments as deemed appropriate.
B. 
Frequency of inspections. All rental housing properties and rental housing units shall be inspected annually, within 365 days of registration, once every year thereafter. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting more frequent inspections to be performed.
This section shall be intentionally left blank unless or until modified by means of an amendment to this chapter.
None of the inspection provisions in this chapter shall prohibit, condition, or otherwise limit any inspection conducted pursuant to this code or other applicable law.
The Director or his/her designee may serve written notice of the date and time of any inspection to be conducted under this chapter, by mailing such notice to the owner prior to the date of inspection. The Director or his/her designee may also mail the notice to the tenants of each rental housing unit indicated on the registration application, as described in § 247-8. The Director or his/her designee shall have the right to inspect any rental housing property or rental housing unit at any time.
An owner may reschedule an inspection one time by contacting the Code Enforcement Department at least five business days prior to the scheduled inspection date. No subsequent rescheduling shall be permitted. Violation of this section shall result in the imposition of a rescheduling fee.
A. 
The owner or local agent shall assist the Code Enforcement Officer or Director with gaining access to all areas on the rental housing property and rental housing unit.
B. 
The owner or local agent is responsible for obtaining the consent of the tenant of the rental housing property and rental housing unit for the Code Enforcement Officer or Director's entry to inspect the unit. If the tenant does not consent to the entry for inspection, the Director is authorized to seek an inspection warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. 
The tenant, owner, or local agent shall have someone 18 years of age or older present for the duration of the inspection.
D. 
Refusal to permit an inspection shall be a violation of this chapter and shall subject the person who refuses or prohibits entry to the penalties provided in § 247-17 herein.
A. 
If the Code Enforcement Officer finds no code violations, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a notice of inspection that shall state in plain language that no violations were observed. The Code Enforcement Officer, upon the request of the owner, shall mail the notice to the tenants of each rental housing unit provided on the registration application, as described in § 247-8. A notice shall be available to the tenant upon request.
B. 
If, upon inspection, the Code Enforcement Officer discovers one or more violations of this Code and any other applicable law, the Director or his/her designee shall cause to be issued a notice and order to the owner and local agent to correct the violations. The order shall state in plain language the violations of law found and the sections of law with which the property is not in compliance. The order shall also state that failure to correct the violations may result in additional inspection fees under § 247-7 and other enforcement actions. The Director or his/her designee shall mail the notice and order to the owner and the local agent to the addresses provided on the registration application, as described in § 247-8. Owners shall be required to provide notice of any violation to their tenant(s).
C. 
If the Director or his/her designee determines that the conditions pose an imminent hazard, he or she shall order abatement of the conditions within 48 hours. Following the time to abate, the Director or his/her designee shall conduct a reinspection of the rental housing property or rental housing unit to determine compliance with the order. If the conditions of the rental housing property and/or rental housing unit continue to pose an imminent hazard following the reinspection, the rental housing property and/or rental housing unit shall be posted as uninhabitable, and no person shall be permitted to occupy the rental housing property and/or rental housing unit until the conditions are addressed to the satisfaction of the Director or his/her designee.
D. 
Except as provided in Subsection C, the Director shall specify a reasonable time period for correction of the violations, depending on the severity of the condition, between 48 hours and 30 days from receipt of the order to correct the violations and schedule a reinspection of the rental housing property and/or rental housing unit. The Township shall impose a fee for the second reinspection required under this subsection. The Township may also commence any enforcement action as provided in this chapter, including, but not limited to, those in Article IV.
E. 
Except for conditions specified in Subsection C, if the violation has not been corrected by the compliance date, but the owner has made significant progress in correcting the violation since the prior inspection, upon written request by the owner accompanied by a reason for the extension request, the Director may grant an extension of time.