03-19 New Article 14 to Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code: Rental Safety Verification Program

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(3) Pursuant to IC 36-1-20-4.1(d), the Department may inspect a rental unit that meets the requirements of and has been approved for an exemption if the Department has reason to believe or receives a complaint that the rental unit does not comply with applicable Code requirements. (o) An Inspection Report will be made available for the tenant who occupies the rental unit at the time of the inspection and cooperates with the Department to complete the inspection. Unless other arrangements are made with the Department,the Inspection Report may be sent to the tenant who occupies the rental unit upon request as approved by the Department. (p) Stop'Work Order. To further the purposes of Secs. 6-79 and 6-81, and in conjunction with Chapter 16, Article 8 of the South Bend Municipal Code, Code Inspectors may issue stop work orders. (1) Authority. Whenever the Code Inspector finds any work regulated by this Article being performed in a manner contrary to the provisions of this Article or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, the Code Inspector is authorized to issue a stop work order. (2) Issuance. A stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, to the owner's authorized agent, or to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order and the conditions under which the cited work is authorized to resume. (3) Emergencies. Where an emergency exists, the Code Inspector shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping the work. (4) Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $500.00 dollars or more than $2,500.00 dollars per day. (q) At the time the owner informs the Department of the arrangements made with the occupant or tenant to complete the Inspection Report, the owner shall provide the following contact information to the Department: (1) The name, telephone number, email address and the commercial domicile address of the owner's physical business location.Additional listing of a secondary address which is not required to be physical, may also be given when used for availability to the public; (2) The name, address, phone number, e-mail address of: a. The person(s) residing in Indiana authorized to manage the rental unit; and b. The person listed as the "responsible party" with the Internal Revenue Service;and c. The person who is authorized to act as agent for the owner for purposes of service of process and receiving and receipting for notices and demands on record with the Indiana Secretary of State's Business Services Division; and 8