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RSVP Inspection Standards enforced by this Article. Failure to comply with the RSVP <br />Inspection Standards is a violation of this Article. Any structure converted into a rental unit is <br />encouraged to have an Inspection completed and receive an Inspection Certificate before <br />occupancy. <br />b) This program is designed to ensure rental units in the City meet the minimum property <br />standards as defined by the RSVP Inspection Standards established by the Department as <br />amended from time to time, based on the International Property Maintenance Code, with the <br />following modifications: <br />1) Indiana Code § 22-11-18 minimum standards will apply to smoke detectors which <br />conform to the minimum standards for type, components, and maintenance <br />prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association. <br />2) If based on the RSVP Inspection Standards, defective paint surfaces are identified in <br />a rental unit built before 1978, owners must complete the repairs to such surfaces <br />using lead safe practices in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and <br />related agency rules and regulations and submit to the Department lawful proof of <br />compliance before being issued an Inspection Certificate. Examples of lead safe <br />practices can be found in Indiana Administrative Code 410 IAC 32 and U.S. Code <br />of Federal Regulations 40 CFR 745. <br />3) For purposes of enforcement of this Article, RSVP Inspection Standards for <br />buildings with more than two (2) dwelling units will be established following <br />International Residential Code standards. <br />c) The provisions in this Article shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of other <br />ordinances or regulations which prescribe stricter standards and/or additional requirements <br />than are provided herein. <br />d) This Article applies to rental units located within the City,but shall not apply to the following <br />occupancy arrangements unless such arrangements are created to avoid the application of this <br />Article: <br />1) Occupancy by the purchaser of a structure with one(1)or more dwelling units under <br />a recorded contract of sale. <br />2) Short term rental. <br />3) Owners who occupy the premises and rent to no more than two unrelated tenants. <br />4) Housing cooperatives, also known as housing co-ops. <br />5) Occupancy by immediate family member(s) of the owner. <br />e) A rental unit may be exempt from this Article as follows: <br />1) Rental units built as new construction, for ten (10) years after the rental unit <br />construction is completed. The owner of such rental unit must submit to the <br />Department the required information to prove the new construction date of the rental <br />unit; and <br />2) Rental units inspected by a State of Indiana licensed home inspector pursuant to a