(A) Any person or entity that violates or fails to comply with the registration provisions of this chapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty of $250 for each week the dwelling unit is not registered as provided in this chapter.
(B) Any person or entity who violates or fails to comply with any other of the provisions of this code including, but not limited to, failure to submit exterior inspections, failure to submit interior inspections, failure to identify an agent when required (within 35 miles of the City of Bowling Green), intentional submission of false information or failure to notify of ownership change, shall be subject to the following administrative penalties:
(1) For a first offense, an administrative penalty of $100.
(2) For a second offense, an administrative penalty of $200.
(3) For a third offense, an administrative penalty of $500.
(C) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the city may collect any fee, cost or charge imposed pursuant to this chapter that has not been paid within 45 days of notice thereof, by making the amount of the unpaid fee, cost or charge a lien against the rental housing property that is the subject of the fees, costs or charges by being placed on the tax duplicate.
(D) Owners of rental units may be requested to provide access and entry to their rental units by the Zoning Inspector at all reasonable times. Should the owner of said property fail to schedule an appointment within 30 days after having been notified of the need to do so by ordinary U.S. Mail or electronic mail sent to the address provided in the property registration, the Zoning Inspector shall select a date and time for the owner to make the rental unit available for inspection. The owner shall be notified by ordinary U.S. Mail or electronic mail sent to the address provided in the registration. If the owner fails to cooperate, the Zoning Inspector shall then obtain a search warrant from the Municipal Court Judge, and then conduct an inspection.
(E) Should an owner schedule an appointment with the Zoning Inspector or his/her designee and seek to cancel said appointment but fail to do so by 9:00 a.m. of the day of the scheduled inspection, the City Administrator shall impose a penalty of $100 against the owner. The Zoning Inspector may then choose to schedule a new date with the owner or impose a time and date in the manner set forth in Division (D) hereof. In either case, the City Administrator shall impose a $250 administrative penalty against the owner if the rental unit is not made available for inspection on the next selected date and time.
(Ord. 8929, passed 5-17-2021; Am. Ord. 8967, passed 10-18-2021)