Canandaigua, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 748 § 748-28

A. No owner of any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or premises upon whom any notice or order pursuant to this chapter has been served shall sell, transfer, grant, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose thereof such property to another until compliance of the provisions of such notice or order has been secured or until such owner shall furnish to the purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee or lessee, prior to such sale, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease, a true copy of such notice or order and at the same time give adequate notification to the head of the Code Enforcement Agency of his intent to sell, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease and supply the name and address of such person, persons or firm to whom the sale, transfer, grant, mortgage or lease is proposed. A purchaser, transferee, grantee, mortgagee or lessee who has been informed of the existence of any notice or order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be bound hereby. Violation of this chapter shall not affect the marketability of title of the violating premises. B. No owner of any two-family dwelling, mixed-occupancy dwelling, multiple dwelling, or rooming house shall sell, transfer, grant, or otherwise dispose thereof, to another, unless a certificate of occupancy, pursuant to Article I , Administration and Enforcement, of Chapter 714 , Construction Codes, Uniform, of the Code of the City of Canandaigua has been obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement Officer shall waive the requirement of a certificate of occupancy when title is transferred 1) by a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or by a court appointed referee, 2) by a Trustee in bankruptcy, 3) by an assignment for benefit of creditors, 4) by the Ontario County Sheriff, pursuant to a judicial sale, 5) by the City Clerk/Treasurer as a result of a tax foreclosure, 6) between husband and wife, 7) to a person who had immediate previous legal ownership in whole or in part, pursuant to the formation, reorganization, or dissolution of a partnership, a corporation, or other form of joint ownership, 8) by a corporation to its shareholders, 9) or by a person who retains life use and/or interest in the property. A new certificate of occupancy shall not be required under this section when a property owner retains title to the property and records a new mortgage due to refinancing of the property. The owner requesting a certificate of occupancy shall give the Code Enforcement Officer sufficient notice to allow the inspection of the property to take place not less than 14 days, nor more than 45 days prior to the transfer of the property. C. Before issuing a certificate of occupancy pursuant to this section, the Code Enforcement Officer shall secure a rental property information form, completed and signed by the property owner, which includes such information as: number of dwelling units, number of residents in each dwelling unit, number of sleeping rooms in each dwelling unit, number of families living in each dwelling unit, and such other similar information as may be reasonably necessary or useful to accomplish the objectives of this chapter.