(a) Each owner of a rental unit within the City shall register each such rental unit with the designated City official within thirty days of the effective date of this chapter and shall renew such registration annually. Each new owner of a rental unit within the City shall make application for registration with the designated City official within thirty days after the date of acquiring ownership of a rental unit. A separate registration shall be required for each rental unit.
(1) Each application for rental registration shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per rental unit with a maximum fee for rental units of two thousand dollars ($2,000).
(2) If an owner fails to timely register a rental unit, the registration fee shall be tripled per unit. The owner shall also be subject to the penalty provisions as set forth below.
(b) Application for rental registration shall be made upon a form provided by the City for such purpose, and shall indicate at least the following information:
(1) Owner's name, address, and work and home telephone number. No post office boxes will be accepted. A State of Ohio photo identification will be required for identification purposes only;
(2) If owner is a partnership, the name and address of all partners, the principal business address, and telephone number of each partner;
(3) If owner is a corporation, the person registering must state whether it is organized under the laws of this state or is a foreign corporation, and must show the mailing address (no post office boxes), business location, telephone number, name and address of the person in charge of the local office of such corporation, if any, and the names and addresses of the registered agent, all officers and directors or trustees of such corporation, and, if a foreign corporation, the place of incorporation;
(4) Name, address, and telephone number of the property manager, if applicable (no post office boxes);
(5) Street address of the rental unit;
(6) Number of person(s) occupying the rental unit;
(7) Whether there has been a change of occupancy or an additional tenant of the rental unit since the date of last registration;
(8) Signature of the owner or owner's agent; and
(9) Signature of the primary or principal tenant.
(c) The designated City official shall cause a general exterior inspection of the rental unit. After the inspection the City Official will either issue a certificate of registration or provide notification to the owner that the application does not comply with the requirement or that the rental unit does not comply with building and maintenance code requirements.
(d) A certificate of registration shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(e) Registration is not assignable or transferable, and shall be reapplied for with each change in ownership or transfer of title.
(f) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to proscribe and/or eliminate any requirements in Chapter 1323, entitled "Certificate of Occupancy" from being fulfilled.
(Ord. 11059-2019. Passed 1-22-19.)