§ 720-8.616. Self-certification.

Following receipt of a notice of intent to inspect, a property owner of four or more units may request to self-certify that the property meets the standards and requirements of this chapter. Self-certification shall occur as follows:

(a)

The property owner shall complete a self-certification application on form provided by the county building official and pay a self-certification fee. The property owner will then be provided with a self-certification checklist;

(b)

The property owner shall conduct a self-inspection of all rental dwelling units and the premises, and certify that the conditions at the property meet the standards listed on the self-certification checklist;

(c)

Upon the county building official's receipt of the checklist, the county building official will inspect twenty percent of the total rental dwelling units selected at random;

(d)

If no substandard conditions exist in the inspected rental dwelling units, the county building official will conduct no further inspections under the procedures established by this chapter until the next inspection period;

(e)

If one or more substandard condition exists at any of the inspected rental dwelling units, then all units will be inspected, a notice and order to correct will be issued for all substandard conditions in accordance with Section 720-8.610 of this article, and reinspections will occur in accordance with Section 720-8.614 of this article.

(Ord. 2005-17 § 2).