(1) Any person acquiring title to a residential building located within a neighborhood redevelopment zone, after the effective date of establishment of the zone, shall permit such building to be inspected by the local agency responsible for carrying out the duties under this chapter and shall correct within a reasonable time any violations of the applicable codes which are cited by the inspectors. Any residential building containing more than one (1) housing unit or which is not the residence of the owner of the building, that has not been inspected and brought into compliance with applicable codes within five (5) years of the date of establishment of the zone, shall be inspected by the local government and the owner thereof required to correct any code violations which exist.
(2) The purchaser shall have an affirmative duty to notify the agency given the responsibility for enforcement of the code and request an inspection. The agency shall make the inspection within three (3) working days of the notice and request.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 99A.040

  • Local government: means a county, city, consolidated local government, or urban- county. See Kentucky Statutes 99A.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Residential building: means a building in which sleeping accommodations or sleeping accommodations and cooking facilities as a unit are provided except when classified as an institution under the Kentucky Building Code. See Kentucky Statutes 99A.010

(3) The local government may impose a reasonable fee, not to exceed twenty dollars
($20), for such inspection.
Effective: July 13, 1984
History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 174, sec. 5, effective July 13,1984.