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(3) Pursuant to Indiana Code§ 36-1-20-4.l(d), the Department may inspect a rental <br />unit that meets the requirements for an exemption, or has been approved for an <br />exemption , if the Department has reason to believe or receives a complaint that the <br />rental unit does not comply with RSVP Inspection Standards . <br />(p) Inspection Report will be made available for the tenant who occupies the rental unit at the <br />time of the inspection. Unless other arrangements are made with the Department, the <br />Inspection Report may be sent to the tenant who occupies the rental unit upon request as <br />approved by the Department. <br />(q) Stop Work Order. To further the purposes of Secs. 6-79 and 6-81 , and in conjunction with <br />Chapter 16 , Article 8 of the South Bend Municipal Code, the Department may issue stop <br />work orders . <br />(1) Authority. Whenever an y work regulated by this Article is being performed .in a <br />manner contrary to the provisions of this Article or in a dangerous or unsafe <br />manner, the Department is authorized to issue a stop work order. <br />(2) Issuance . A stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner or <br />to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work <br />shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order <br />and the conditions under which the cited work is authorized to resume . <br />(3) Emergencies . Where an emergency exists that poses an immediate threat to life , <br />health , or safety of persons or property, the Department shall not be required to <br />give a written notice prior to stopping the work. <br />(4) Failure to comply. Any person who shall continue any work after having been <br />served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to <br />perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition , shall be liable to a penalty of <br />not less than $500 .00 dollars or more than $2 ,500.00 dollars per day. <br />(r) The owner is required to provide the Department with current contact information . <br />(1) At the time the owner informs the Department of the arrangements made to <br />complete the Inspection , the owner shall provide, or confirm with , the Department <br />their name, telephone number, email address, and mailing address, as well as the <br />name, telephone number, email address, and mailing address of the unit's property <br />manager, if any. <br />(2) Should the ownership or contact information related to a unit change, it is the <br />respon s ibility of the owner to update official property records with St. Jo seph <br />County and to notify the Department. <br />Sec. 6-83. Approved certification for rental. <br />(a) The Inspection Certificate will be issued after the rental unit passes Inspection and all fees <br />and penalties due under this Article are paid. <br />(b) An Inspection Certificate will not be issued for a rental unit, and may be revoked, if: