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(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)
A license may not be issued or renewed for an applicant who is not a resident of the County unless the applicant has first designated an agent and an alternate agent for the receipt of notices of violation issued pursuant to § 15-5-105 of this Code and for service of process under § 15-5-105. Either the agent or the alternate agent must be a resident of the County, and a nonresident applicant may be designated to fill the other position. The applicant must provide a notarized statement authorizing the agent and the alternate agent to act on the applicant's behalf for the purpose of receiving notices and for service of process under this title and § 15-5-105.
(1985 Code, Art. 22, § 3-105) (Bill No. 25-92; Bill No. 87-19)
(a) Issuance. The Department of Inspections and Permits may not issue an initial operating license without the approval of the Health Officer. The Health Officer shall approve the issuance of a license if an inspection of the multiple dwelling or rooming house for which the license is sought reveals that the multiple dwelling or rooming house complies with the requirements of Article 15, Title 4 of this Code.
(b) Noncompliance after inspection; fee. If a rooming house or multiple dwelling does not comply with the requirements of Article 15, Title 4 of this Code after an initial inspection and one re-inspection, the Health Officer may charge a fee of $80 for a second re-inspection and for any additional inspections needed until the multiple dwelling or rooming house complies with the requirements of Article 15, Title 4 of this Code.
(1985 Code, Art. 22, § 3-106) (Bill No. 25-92; Bill No. 37-95; Bill No. 13-05; Bill No. 87-19)
The owner or other person in charge of a licensed multiple dwelling or rooming house shall keep or cause to be kept records of each request for repair and each complaint by a tenant that is related to the provisions of Article 15, Title 4 of this Code and of each correction made in response to such requests and complaints. The records shall be made available by the owner or other person in charge to the Health Officer or the Director of Inspections and Permits for inspection and copying on demand. The records are admissible in any administrative or judicial proceeding as prima facie evidence of the violation or the correction of violation of Article 15, Title 4 of this Code.
(1985 Code, Art. 22, § 3-109) (Bill No. 87-19)
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