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e. Should the owner fail to schedule a date and time to complete the <br />Inspection and inform the Department per sub-section (b) above, the <br />Department may send a first-class letter to the owner of record explaining <br />the failure to comply and the possible consequences, such as penalties <br />and a RSVP warrant, for such failure if not cured within the time <br />prescribed. <br />f. If the owner does not comply with scheduling a date and time to complete <br />the Inspection or does not have the Inspection performed until after the <br />time allowed in sub-section (e) above, the Department may issue <br />penalties under this Article. <br />g. The Department may identify the rental unit as "Rental unit is not in <br />compliance with the Rental Safety Verification Program (RSVP) <br />requirements and does not have an inspection certificate". <br />h. Should the owner continue to fail to schedule a date and time to complete <br />the Inspection the Department may send a first-class and certified letter <br />to the owner of record, or provide notice by publication, explaining the <br />failure to comply and the consequences, such as penalties and a RSVP <br />warrant, for such failure if not cured within the time prescribed. <br />i. If the owner or tenant refuses to allow entry or schedule arrangements to <br />complete the Inspection the Department may obtain a RSVP warrant <br />from any court of competent jurisdiction. <br />n) The City recognizes there may be Special Projects involving rental units. To provide a <br />more efficient system towards RSVP certification regarding Special Projects involving <br />rental units, and so that orderly inspection schedules can be made by City officials, the <br />Department may coordinate a process for the improvement efforts and timeline with the <br />Owner, memorialized in writing including by email, for the completion of the inspection <br />and repairs of the rental units and the Special Project. <br />o) Private Inspections completed as specified under Indiana Code§ 36-1-20-4.1(c)must meet <br />all the requirements for an exemption to be approved by the Department. <br />1) An owner of a rental unit qualifying for an exemption described in Indiana Code § <br />36-1-20-4.1(c) must apply to the Department for that exemption. The exemption <br />request may be denied if all qualifications of Indiana Code § 36-1-20-4.1(c) are <br />not met. <br />2) The owner applying to the Department for approval of the exemption must submit <br />a written inspection report that verifies the rental unit is safe and habitable, along <br />with all other necessary proof of the exemption,to the Department on or before the <br />due date established by the Department. Failure to do so may result in fees and/or <br />penalties under this Article. <br />3) Pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-1-20-4.1(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