Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-142

(a) Before an application may be made for an inspection warrant for a rental registry inspection of occupied premises, the director of the division of code enforcement or his designee must give prior notice of his or her intent to conduct an inspection to the occupant or other person with apparent right of possession. As indicated above, no notice is required to an applicant who has declined to consent to an inspection when applying for a rental registry certificate which calls for an inspection. No further notice is required before additional inspection warrants are sought to inspect a premises, including warrants to reinspect a premises to determine if cited violations have been corrected, or additional warrants necessitated by the expiration of a warrant before an inspection could be completed.
(b) The notice of intent to conduct an inspection shall contain the following: (1) The date and time at which the designated code enforcement officer or employee will be present to conduct an inspection; (2) instructions on how to reschedule the inspection to a reasonable date and time by contacting the designated code enforcement officer or employee before the stated date of the inspection; (3) notify the person that if the inspection is not allowed to be conducted the city will make an application to a court of competent jurisdiction for an inspection warrant; and (4) notify that a tenant may be protected against retaliation by the landlord for making a good faith complaint of code violations pursuant to Section 223-b of the New York State Real Property Law.
(c) Service of the notice of intent to conduct an inspection must be either sent by first-class mail or personally delivered to the occupant or person with apparent right of possession. The notice shall be addressed to the occupants of record if their names are provided to the city by the owner in writing, otherwise notice shall be sufficient if addressed to the "occupant" of a particular unit.