§ 5-229. Verification.

(a)

Upon registration, duly authorized representative shall visit the registered multi-tenant dwellings to verify the registration information and compliance with the building address requirements as described in General Ordinance No. 1062. If such visit or any other legally permitted visit to a premises discloses that the premises or any part thereof are found to be in violation of any provisions of this article, the violation shall be recorded by the City of Kendallville and citation to the city ordinance violation bureau by registered mail given to the owner and registered local agent as such appears in the registry of owners and premises. All listed violations must be corrected within the time allotted by the City of Kendallville. The owners, agent or representative will be notified of the reinspection date to determine if violations are corrected. Failure to have all violations corrected by the reinspection may result in additional reinspection charges being assessed as well as penalties as prescribed in section 5-230.

(b)

The person or persons doing the verification may require the responsible local agent of the property to do one (1) or more of the following:

(1)

Provide those performing the verification access to the tenant unit access door;

(2)

Provide access to areas other than the tenant unit or areas open to the public or both;

(3)

Notify the current tenant of the request for verification, make a good faith effort to obtain permission for verification.

(c)

After verification of a multi-tenant structure, the authorized representative shall provide the owner of the structure with a verification letter which shall indicate the following:

(1)

The physical address of the structure;

(2)

The date of the registration and verification;

(3)

The number of registered dwelling units in the structure;

(4)

The current zoning classification as assigned by the City of Kendallville;

(5)

A statement describing the legal or nonconforming legal status of the structure; and

(6)

The date of expiration of the registration with the City of Kendallville.

(Ord. No. 1138, 1-18-11)