§ 14-43. Inspection fees.

(1)

The owner of a dwelling unit shall be charged by the chief building official for inspections conducted pursuant to this article in accordance with the resolutions adopted by the city council. The owner or occupant of property whose dwelling is inspected pursuant to a housing rehabilitation program or other housing assistance program of the city shall not be charged for such inspection.

(2)

The first ten dollars ($10.00) of any initial inspection fee imposed under this section shall be applied toward the issuance of a certificate of compliance required pursuant to PA 167 of 1968, as last amended.

(3)

If the owner fails to pay an invoice for inspection fees directed to him or her under subsection [1] of this section within thirty (30) days, the city may cause the costs reflected in said invoice to be assessed against the premises as a special assessment, pursuant to serial section 273 of the City Charter, and may institute an action against the owner for the collection of said costs in any court of competent jurisdiction. However, the city's attempt to collect such costs by any process shall not invalidate or waive the lien upon the premises.

(4)

All revenues raised shall be placed in a housing code enforcement fund. No part of the funds held in the housing code enforcement fund may be transferred to the general operating fund for any purpose.

(Code 1977, § 8.605; Ord. No. 91-14, § 1, 4-23-91; Ord. No. 92-8, § 1, 5-19-92; Ord. No. 92-17, § 1, 10-20-92; Ord. No. 93-22, § 3, 10-12-93; Ord. No. 98-23, § 1, 8-18-98; Ord. No. 2012-03, § 1, 2-21-12)