Carlyle — Ch. 7 Art. VIII Rental Property Annual License and Inspection § 7-8-1

Henceforth, no rental property (i.e. apartments, duplexes, rental houses, etc.) shall be occupied or used until an inspection of the premises has been conducted and a health/safety permit issued by the Occupancy Inspector, or their designee, stating that the rental property complies with the provisions of the City Code and with the requirements of the most current edition of the International Property Maintenance Code, which is hereby adopted, (a copy of which is available at Carlyle City Hall) including but not limited to, the checklist attached as Exhibit "A" of this ordinance. (A)
Any health/safety permit for rental property shall be applied for coincident with each new tenant's occupancy of said rental property. A health/safety permit shall be valid until there is a change in occupancy of the rental property.
(B) The initial health/safety occupancy inspection on any particular property address which occurs during the 2019 calendar year shall be free of charge. In the event a re-inspection is required due to the rental property's failure to comply with the provisions of the City Code or the current International Property Maintenance Code, a fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be assessed for the re-inspection and shall be paid by the property owner at Carlyle City Hall prior to occupancy. In the event additional re-inspections are required due to the rental property's failure to comply with the provisions of the City Code or the current International Property Maintenance Code, a fee of eighty dollars ($80.00) shall be assessed for each additional re-inspection and shall be paid by the property owner at Carlyle City Hall prior to occupancy.
Commencing January 1, 2020, the fee for the initial health/safety occupancy inspection on any particular property address shall be eighty dollars ($80.00) and shall be paid by the property owner. Said fee shall be paid at Carlyle City Hall prior to occupancy. In the event a re-inspection is required due to the rental property's failure to comply with the provisions of the City Code or the current International Property Maintenance Code, a fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be assessed for the re-inspection and shall be paid by the property owner at Carlyle City Hall prior to occupancy. In the event additional re-inspections are required due to the rental property's failure to comply with the provisions of the City Code or the current International Property Maintenance Code, a fee of eighty dollars ($80.00) shall be assessed for each additional re-inspection and shall be paid by the property owner at Carlyle City Hall prior to occupancy.
The inspector will wait no longer than fifteen (15) minutes to begin a scheduled inspection. If the property owner does not appear at any scheduled inspection, said inspection shall be rendered a failure. Initial inspections will be scheduled and initiated within ten (10) days of application. Re-inspections will be scheduled and initiated within thirty (30) days of the prior inspection.
(C) Should an occupant be permitted by the owner to occupy any structure without first obtaining a health/safety permit, the owner shall be guilty of violating this Section and shall be subject to a fine of not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) and not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Each day of unlawful occupancy shall be considered a new violation subject to the preceding fine limits. Failure to obtain a health/safety permit prior to the occupant moving onto the rental property shall not waive the right of the City to enter onto and conduct an inspection of the rental property.
(D) Any property owner shall have the right to appeal to the Carlyle City Council, any Occupancy Inspector's inspection determination in connection with the enforcement of this Code. Any such appeal shall be based solely upon and shall state a claim that: (i) the true intent of the code or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto have been incorrectly interpreted, (ii) the provisions of the code do not apply, or (iii) an equivalent form of construction can be used. Any appeal under this section shall be in writing, shall contain a written statement of the grounds for the appeal and must be received by the office of the City Administrator within thirty (30) days after the rendering of the Occupancy Inspector's inspection decision. Appeals will be heard by the City Council no less than five (5) days, nor greater than thirty-five (35) days, following receipt of the appeal by the City Administrator's office.