Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.75.110  Rental Inspection Program.

A.  Exterior Inspection – Prior to the issuance of a Rental License or any renewal thereof, the City shall conduct an exterior inspection of the Premises to determine compliance with this Chapter. Thereafter, exterior inspections may be conducted with such frequency as the City, in its sole discretion, determines to be necessary or feasible.

1. Exterior inspections may include an inspection of the exterior of all buildings on the Premises and all common areas.

2. Exterior inspections shall be conducted by the City at all reasonable hours, and may be conducted with or without notice to the Owner, Owner’s Agent, Manager or Occupants.

3. The City shall develop an inspection protocol and standard inspection checklist for all exterior inspections and shall ensure that the inspections are minimally intrusive. At the time of the issuance of a Rental License pursuant to this Chapter, the City will provide the licensee with information on the minimum code requirements for exterior maintenance of Rental Dwellings. Nothing contained herein, or in the information provided to licensees, shall be construed to relieve the Owner or Occupants of responsibility for compliance with all applicable City Codes.

B.  Notice of Violation – If an exterior inspection reveals Code violation(s), the City shall serve a Notice of Violation upon the Owner or the responsible Person under the requirements of the  applicable City Code.

C.  Non-compliance – Failure to correct any violation(s) by the corrective action date set forth in a Notice of Violation may result in the revocation or suspension of the Rental License and/or municipal court prosecution, as well as abatement of the violation by the City and assessment of associated charges when permitted by City Code or Kansas Statute.

D.  Right of Entry – If entry onto the Premises for purposes of inspection is refused, the City shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry, including but not limited to, application for an administrative search warrant.

(History: Ord. RLI-3120 §11, 2016)

Effective on: 2/23/2016