Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-113

(a) The director shall be authorized to make or cause to be made inspections to determine the condition of premises in order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public. The director or his designated representatives, shall be authorized to enter any premises at any reasonable time during business hours or at such other time as may be necessary in any emergency, for the purpose of performing his duties under this Code. Inspections herein authorized shall be limited to the provisions of this Code.
(b) Inspectors and authorized personnel of the division shall be supplied with official identification, and upon request, shall exhibit such identification when entering any premises and all parts thereof.
(c) Access to all parts of any building, premises and part thereof shall be provided by the owner, operator, agent or occupant thereof to personnel herein for the purpose of making such inspections at any reasonable time during business hours, or at such other times as may be necessary in an emergency. Whenever the director or his designated representative shall be unable to obtain access to premises for the purpose of making an inspection as herein provided, a demand for access to such premises shall be served upon the owner and/or occupants thereof at least ten (10) days before the time for compliance in accordance with the provisions of section 27-114 . In the event of an emergency, the ten-day time period may be shortened by means of a search warrant, court order or other legal procedure.
(d) If the person entitled to possession of any building, premises or part thereof refuses admittance thereto of the director or his duly authorized representatives for the purposes of making an examination or inspection of the premises, the director or his representative shall seek authorization, by use of an order to show cause or any other prompt legal means, from any court of competent jurisdiction. The moving papers shall recite that he believes or has probable cause, said probable cause justified by a valid public interest, to believe that by an inspection of certain premises, designated in his affidavit, he will obtain evidence tending to reveal the existence of violations of this Code. If such probable cause shall appear, the judge shall issue a warrant or order authorizing the director or his representative to inspect the premises named in the affidavit and designated in the warrant to obtain evidence tending to reveal the existence of violations of this Code.