§ 18-59. Penalty for false certification and false inspection.

(a)

An owner who knowingly participates in furnishing a code compliance certificate to the city which contains a false certification that all multi-family rental dwellings or multi-family rental units inspected are in compliance with those standards contained in the code compliance certificate shall be guilty of a violation of this Code for each multi-family rental dwelling or multi-family rental unit for which the certification is shown to be false and can be fined as provided by this Code for each violation.

(b)

A certified building inspector who furnishes an inspection report which knowingly contains fraudulent information that a multi-family rental dwelling or multi-family rental unit meets the minimum housing standards of the city as shown by the inspection report provided by the building safety division shall be guilty of a violation of the Riverdale Code of Ordinances for each multi-family rental dwelling or multi-family rental unit for which the code compliance certificate is shown to be false and can be fined by the court for each violation. In addition, the certified building inspector's right to submit inspection reports to the city shall be suspended for a stated period of time, up to five years.

( Ord. No. 3-A-2015 , § 1(Exh. A), 4-27-15)