(a) Definition. For the purpose of determining a license fee for a rooming house, "unit" means each rooming unit.
(b) Fees generally. Except as provided in subsection (c), the license fees are:
Number of Units | Fee |
1 to 4, per unit | $30 |
5 to 50 | $120 plus $25 per unit |
51 and above | $1,370 plus $18 per unit |
(c) Penalty fee. The County shall notify a current licensee or owner of an unlicensed multiple dwelling that a license will expire or that a license is required. Failure to apply for license renewal or an initial license within 30 days of notice by the County will result in a penalty fee of 10% or $25, whichever is greater. This penalty fee shall be assessed for each 30-day period until a renewal or initial license application plus penalty fee is received by the County.
(d) Collection. The amount of fees, including penalty fees, remaining unpaid for six months after the licensee has been notified by the County shall be collected as provided in § 1-9-101 of this Code.
(1985 Code, Art. 22, § 3-104) (Bill No. 37-91; Bill No. 25-92; Bill No. 82-93)