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Division 2. Certificate of Compliance for Rental Dwellings. Section 4-61.5 Inspection and certificate required. No owner, agent or person in charge of a dwelling or dwelling unit shall allow any person to occupy the same as a tenant or lessee or for a valuable consideration unless said dwelling or dwelling unit shall have been inspected immediate- ly prior to occupancy and shall have been determined to be in compliance with the provisions of the Southern S~andard Housing Code, 1969 edition, as adopted by reference in Section 4-61.1 of bhi~ Cod~ S~ch~compti~nce ~h~l! ~ -evi~n~d by ~ Certifi- cate of Compliance issued by the director of public health, provided however, no such inspection shall be required within 90 days of the date of the last Certificate of Compliance is- sued upon an initial inspection but not a reinspection. Furthermore, no electric power company shall commence individual'service to a ~elling unit unless it has determined that a valid and effective Certificate of Compliance has been issued therefor as hereinafter required or that a waiver as permitted by Section 4-61.8 has been granted. Section 4-61.6 Issuance of certificates. Upon the request of the owner~ agent or other person authorized to rent a dwelling or dwelling uni~ (hereinafter re- ferred to as applicant)~ the director or his agent shall prompt- ly inspect such dwelling or dwelling unit. If such inspection establishes that the dweltin~ or dwelling unit complies with all of the provisions of said Southern Standard Housing Code, 1969 edition~ there shall be issued a Certificate of Compliance for said dwellin~ or dwelling unit, indicating thereon the maxi- mum n~c~r~er of occupants who may lawfully occupy it under the provisions Of said ~using Code, One copy of such certificate shall be given to the applicant and a second copy shall be post- ed by the inspector_ on the inside of the main entrance door of the certified premises or in a conspicuous place nearby and shall not be removed by or at the direction of anyone other than the tenant. Section 4-61.7 Reinspection. If said dwelling or dwelling unit fails to comply with the.provisions of.said Southern Standard Housing Code, 1969 edi- tion, the inspector shall furnish the applicant with a written list of specific violations. Failure to list any violation shall not be construed as a waiver of such violation. Upon the repre- sentation of the applicant that the listed violations have been -4-