(A)
No crime-free residential rental license shall be issued or renewed
unless the building, and all dwelling units located therein, have
undergone a security and safety inspection and are found to comply
with all applicable laws of the City of Hometown.
(B)
Each dwelling unit that will be occupied by a new tenant during the
term of a crime-free residential rental license shall be subject to
a security and safety inspection before occupancy.
(C)
Every dwelling unit, and any common area, is subject to periodic
security and safety inspections by the Building Official during the
term of a crime-free residential rental license. Any security and
safety inspection shall be in addition to any other required inspections
under the Municipal Code of Hometown.
(D)
All landlords shall be provided with a security and safety inspection
report. The security and safety inspection report shall be marked
"approved" or "not approved" based upon the findings of the Building
Official. The landlord shall be afforded a reasonable time period
to correct any adverse findings listed on the report. Failure to correct
a violation within a reasonable period of time may result in the suspension
or revocation of an existing crime-free residential rental license
or, in the case of a new crime-free residential rental license application,
the denial of a crime-free residential rental license application.
(E)
Landlords shall pay an inspection fee of $100 per inspection for
any dwelling unit requiring more than two follow-up inspections to
ensure adverse findings listed in a security and safety inspection
report are corrected. Payment of the inspection fee must be paid in
full prior to issuance or renewal of the crime-free residential rental
license.
(F)
It shall be the duty of the landlord and/or rental manager to schedule
any inspection required under this section. The failure to timely
schedule an inspection required by this section may result in the
delay, nonissuance, suspension, or revocation of a crime-free residential
rental license.
