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SECTION IV: DEPARTMENT OF SUB- STANDARD BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS. There is <br />hereby established as a department of the City Government of the City of South <br />Bend the Department of Sub - standard Buildings and Dwellings which shall consist <br />of an Inspector and such other person or persons employed in or assigned to <br />said Department. <br />SECTION V: DUTIES AND POWERS OF INSPECTOR, The Inspector shall exercise <br />.the powers prescribed in this Section. <br />(a) Whenever a petition is filed with the inspector by a Public <br />Authority or by at least five (5) residents of the City charging <br />that any dwelling is unfit for human habitation or any building is <br />dangerous, or whenever it appears to the Inspector (on his own <br />motion) that any dwelling is unfit for human habitation or any <br />building is dangerous, the Inspector shall, if his preliminary <br />investigation discloses a basis for such charges, issue and cause <br />to be served upon the owner of and parties in interest in such <br />dwelling or building a complaint stating the charges in that respei <br />and containing a notice that a hearing will be held before the <br />Inspector (or his designated agent) at a place therein fixed with- <br />in the City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) <br />days after the serving of said complaint; the owner and parties in <br />interest shall have the right to file an answer to the complaint <br />and to appear in person, or otherwise, and give testimony.at the <br />place and time fixed in the complaint; notice of such hearing <br />shall also be given to at least one of the persons signing any <br />petition relating to such dwelling or building; any person desiring <br />to do so may attend such hearing and give evidence relevant to <br />the matter being heard; and the rules of evidence prevailing in <br />Courts of Law or Equity shall not be controlling in hearings <br />before the Inspector. <br />(b) If, after such notice and hearing, the Inspector determines that <br />the dwelling under consideration is unfit for human habitation or <br />the building under consideration is dangerous, he shall state in <br />writing his findings of fact in support of such determination, and <br />shall issue and cause to be served upon the owner thereof an order; <br />1. If the repair, alteration or improvement of said dwelling or <br />building can be made at a cost of less than 50% of the value of <br />the dwelling or building, the order shall require the owner, <br />within the time specified therein, to repair, alter or improve <br />such dwelling so as to render it fit for human habitation or <br />to vacate and close the dwelling as a human habitation, or it <br />shall require the owner within the specified time therein to <br />repair, alter or improve such building so as to render it safe <br />or to vacate and close the building for any and every use. <br />2. If the repair, alteration or improvement of said dwelling or <br />building cannot be made at a cost of less than 50% of the value <br />of the dwelling or building, the order shall require the owner, <br />within the time specified therein, to remove or demolish such <br />dwelling or building. <br />(c) If the owner of a dwelling fails to comply with the order to repair <br />alter or improve, or to vacate and close the dwelling the Inspecto3 <br />may cause such dwelling to be repaired, altered or improved, or to <br />be vacated and closed; the Inspector shall cause to be posted on <br />the main entrance of any dwelling so closed a@ placard with the <br />following words: <br />(3) <br />