Elmira, N.Y., Code ch. 8, art. V § 8-502

(a) The agency shall be charged with the duty of administering the housing standards and securing compliance therewith, and shall be empowered to adopt rules and regulations necessary for securing such compliance and for its own organization and internal management. Such rules and regulations shall not be in conflict with the housing standards or with any provision of law.
(b) The agency shall be empowered to prescribe, and secure compliance with, housing requirements for mobile homes used as temporary relocation housing in connection with an urban renewal, public improvement or other publicly aided program.
(c) The agency shall be empowered to request, and shall receive, so far as may be necessary in the discharge of its duties, the cooperation of other officials or agencies of the municipality.
(d) The agency shall be empowered to issue certificates of compliance with respect to the use and occupancy of premises, or issue temporary certificates, limited to the premises or parts thereof before or during the performance of any work to eliminate or correct violations or deficiencies for an initial period of 90 days, and renewable for additional 90-day periods.
(e) The agency shall be empowered to conduct surveys to determine the condition of premises, extent of deterioration, lack or adequacy of facilities, adequacy of maintenance, existence of unsafe and unsanitary conditions, extent of overcrowding, land use, and other relevant factors affecting safety, health or welfare.
(f) It shall be the duty of said chief officer:
(1) To cause inspections to be made of premises within the scope of the housing standards;
(2) To cause an investigation of complaints of alleged violations of the housing standards;
(3) To issue written orders for elimination or removal of conditions affecting or found to exist in, on or about premises in violation of the housing standards, and where appropriate, order the cessation of an unlawful use or nuisance, or the vacation, demolition or repair of premises found dangerous or unsafe, and to state in the violation order a reasonable time limit for compliance therewith and the time within which an appeal may be taken;
(4) To request the chief legal officer of the municipality to take appropriate legal action upon failure to comply with a violation order or orders;
(5) To assist and cooperate with the board of appeals;
(6) To keep official records of agency actions and activities;
(7) To cause studies to be made of housing and environmental conditions for the purpose of community improvement;
(8) To cooperate with other public and private agencies engaged in the study and improvement of housing and environmental conditions; and
(9) To publish an annual report including a summary of actions, activities, results, accomplishments, studies, as well as current and proposed programs.