Section 27-2094. Inspection of one- and two- family dwellings; voluntary registration of owner-occupant  


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  • a. Notwithstanding any  other  provision  of  this chapter, the department, its officers or inspectors, shall have
      no authority to inspect a one- or  two-family  dwelling,  at  least  one
      dwelling  unit  of which is owner-occupied, for violations of this code,
      unless the department  has  received  a  signed  complaint  relating  to
      conditions in such dwelling or has a warrant for such inspection.
        b.  The owner of a one- or two-family dwelling who occupies a dwelling
      unit  in  such   dwelling,   may   notify   the   department   of   such
      owner-occupancy,  without  payment  of  a  fee,  by  filing a form to be
      prescribed by the department including the following information:
        (1) An identification of the premises by  street  number  or  by  such
      other  description as will enable the department to locate the dwelling;
      and
        (2) An identification of the owner by  name,  residence  and  business
      address; and
        (3) A statement that he or she is the owner-occupant of the premises.