(A) Any person filing for issuance or renewal of any business registration shall include in the application his current Taxpayer Identification Number or evidence of application for such current Taxpayer Identification Number as issued by the New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department and any other information required by the Mayor. Any person who owns or operates a total of four or more rental housing units, regardless of whether the four units are located at the same or different locations, shall provide a certificate(s) from an approved program that the owner and the property manager/agent of a rental housing unit has successfully completed the Crime Free Rental Housing Training described in § 13-1-8(B). Pursuant to § 9-14-3 ROA 1994, the owner or operator of an overnight lodging establishment or who participates in the motel voucher and lease program shall successfully complete the Crime Free Rental Housing Training. The certificate(s) required in this subsection shall be required for both the property owner and the individual(s) primarily responsible for the management of each rental housing property location. If a rental property owner of less than four rental housing units employs a professional management company/ individual, certificate(s) shall only be required for the individual primarily responsible for the management of each rental housing property location. If the owner of a rental housing property or overnight lodging establishment is a corporation or an entity other than a person, the certificate(s) required in this subsection shall be required only for the individual primarily responsible for the management of each rental housing property location(s) or of each overnight lodging establishment. Failure to provide certificate(s) showing successful completion of Crime Free Rental Housing Training shall result in the denial of the business registration.
(B) Crime Free Rental Housing Training. The Crime Free Rental Housing Training shall include at least 8 hours of training on the following topics: Crime Free Rental Property and the Role of the Police; Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; Fair Housing; Premise Liability/Code Compliance; Dealing with Gang Activity and Illegal Narcotics; Landlord/Tenant Laws of New Mexico; and How to Screen Applicants. A certificate for successfully completing the Crime Free Rental Housing Training shall be valid only from programs approved by the Mayor. The Mayor shall approve training programs with content substantially similar to Phase 1 of the City's Crime Free Multi-Housing Training Program, offered by the Albuquerque Police Department.
(C) Certificate of Completion of the Crime Free Rental Housing Training. Each certificate of completion of the Crime Free Rental Housing Training Program shall be valid for 2 years. Re-certification, after completing the initial 8 hour training, shall include a 4 hour refresher course. This 4 hour course shall include the following topics: Overview of Crime Free Rental Housing Property, and an Overview and Update on Landlord/Tenant Laws of New Mexico.
(D) List of Property Owners and Property Managers/Agents. The Planning Department for the City shall be responsible for compiling and maintaining a list of rental housing properties covered in § 13-1-8(A). This list shall include the name, address, date of birth and phone number for both the property owner and the individual(s) primarily responsible for the management of each rental housing property location. If the owner of a rental housing property is a corporation or another entity other than a person, they must provide the name, address, date of birth and phone number of the President, CEO, Agent, Managing Partner or Principal who is authorized to represent the corporation or entity.
(E) Fee to Register Property Owner and Property Manager/Agent. A $15 fee shall be imposed every year for each location covered by §13-1-8(A). This fee is due at the time of the business registration application or renewal. Any change of owner, property manager or agent at each location must be submitted in writing to the Planning Department within 60 days of the change taking effect. Upon enactment of this ordinance, a special revenue account will be created to record and report all revenues generated by this fee. Monies collected in this revenue account are dedicated to the Planning Department for hiring an individual(s) whose sole responsibility will be to enter and change the information used to administer and maintain this list.
(F) Program Evaluation. After a period of 3 years from the adoption of this ordinance, the City Council will review the current registration process and make any necessary changes or amendments that would enhance the process.
('74 Code, § 10-14-8) (Ord. 53-1981; Am. Ord. 42-1988; Am. Ord. 49-2002; Am. Ord. 34-2004)