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ALP Page 26 of 29 of the State of 1v}z u,osota. (C) Inspections and investigations. (1) The City Manager is authorized to make inspections to enforce this subchapter. (2) All designated agents authorized to inspect have the authority to enter, at all reasonable times, any rental dwelling. Prior to entering a rental dwelling, or premises not otherwise open to the general public, the City Manager must first present proper credentials and request entry. If any owner, operator, occupant or other person(s) in charge of a rental dwelling fails or refuses to permit free access and entry to the structure or premises under the person's control, or any part thereof, with respect to which an inspection authorized by this subchapter is sought to be made, the designated agent may, upon showing that probable cause exists for the inspection and for the issuance of an order directing compliance with the inspection requirements of this section, with respect to such rental dwelling, petition and obtain such order from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to secure entry. (3) Compliance orders must be written in accordance with § 107.00 of the International Property Maintenence Code. (4) There is no fee charged for an initial inspection to determine the existence of a housing maintenance code violation, nor any fee for the first reinspection to determine compliance with an order to correct a housiva maintenance code violation. (a) A fee will be charged for each subsequent reinspection occurring after the due date for compliance with an order, as determined by the City Manager. The amount of the reinspection fee will be set by resolution of the council as listed in the Appendix of this code. (b) The reinspection fees prescribed above are to be billed directly to the owner or operator /agent for the property upon completion of any reinspection for which a fee is required. Failure to pay such fees is grounds for revocation, suspension, or non - issuance of a rental dwelling license. This subdivision is not to be considered the exclusive method of collecting reinspection fees and does not preclude collection by other lawful means. (c) Every notice of violation and order to correct housing code violations must contain a clear and conspicuous explanation of the policy in this section requiring reinspection fees for subsequent reinspection. (d) The City Manager may waive a reinspection fee in case of error, mistake, injustice, or other good cause. (5) The City Manager has the authority to inspect records to http: / /www. a ml egal. com /nxt /gateway. d t t/ Minnesota / Brooklyn %20Park /title00042. htm/chap... 5/3/2005