US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    §  1803.  Inspectors,  inspection.  1.  Housing maintenance inspectors
  shall have such qualifications as shall be prescribed by the  department
  of   citywide   administrative  services  after  consultation  with  the
  commissioner.
    2. The commissioner or any inspector or any officer of the  department
  authorized in writing by the commissioner or the commissioner's delegate
  may,  in  accordance  with  law,  for  the  purpose  of performing their
  respective official duties, enter and inspect any  building,  structure,
  enclosure, premises or any part thereof, or anything therein or attached
  thereto,  and  any refusal to permit such entry or inspection shall be a
  misdemeanor triable in the criminal court and punishable upon conviction
  by not more than thirty days imprisonment, or by a fine of not more than
  one hundred dollars or both.