§ 244.190. Reinspection fee.

(a) There shall be no fee charged for an initial inspection to determine the existence of a housing maintenance code violation.

A one hundred dollar ($100.00) fee shall be charged for each subsequent reinspection finding noncompliance that is conducted after the due date for compliance with an order, as determined by the director of regulatory services or the director's designee.

(b)

The reinspection fees prescribed above shall be billed directly to the owner or contact person/agent of the property. Reinspection fees shall be increased by fifty (50) percent when not paid within thirty (30) days after initial billing, to cover administrative costs. Failure to pay such fees shall be grounds for denial, revocation, suspension, or non-renewal of a rental dwelling or lodging house license.

This subsection shall not be considered the exclusive method of collecting reinspection fees and shall not preclude collection by other lawful methods.

(c)

Every notice of violation and order to correct housing code violations shall contain a clear and conspicuous explanation of the policy in this section requiring fees for reinspections.

(d)

The director of regulatory services, and housing inspection supervisors designated by the director, may waive a reinspection fee in case of error, mistake, injustice, or other good cause. (92-Or-172, § 1, 12-10-92; 93-Or-106, § 1, 7-30-93; 94-Or-087, § 1, 7-1-94; 2002-Or-164, § 1, 10-25-02; 2004-Or-080, § 1, 7-23-04; 2013-Or-161, § 11, 12-6-13)