(A) Date of compliance. All persons owning residential rental property must obtain the license required by this chapter no later than March 1 of each year.
(B) Penalty for failure to comply. Any person who fails to obtain the license by March 1 shall pay a penalty of $25 per residential dwelling unit, plus interest at the rate of 1% per month until the license is obtained and, in addition, any violation of any provision of this chapter is a civil violation subject to the authority of the Code Enforcement Board.
(1997 Code, § 153.22) (Ord. 3-1-90, passed 4-7-1990; Ord. 4-1-10, passed 5-5-2010; Ord. 6-2-13, passed 7-3-2013; Ord. 10-2-19, passed 11-6-2019)