The purposes of this chapter are to protect the public health, safety and welfare by establishing residential rental housing registration, to impose certain responsibilities and duties upon owners and operators; to authorize and establish procedures for the exterior inspection of rental housing properties; to provide for the issuance of a rental license; to establish a fee schedule for inspection and to fix penalties for violations of this chapter. This chapter is hereby declared to be remedial and essential for the public interest, and it is intended that this chapter be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes as stated herein.
(Ord. 11059-2019. Passed 1-22-19.)