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(a) In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of this Code and a provision of State law, the State law shall control, except as provided for in Section 1420.03.
(b) In the event of a conflict between any of the provisions of this Building and Housing Code, and a provision of any City ordinance, the most recent ordinance adopted by the City shall prevail.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)
(a) Residential Rental Dwelling Unit Registration. After the effective date of this Section, it shall be unlawful for the owner or person in charge of any single, duplex or triplex residential rental dwelling unit to rent, lease, or permit any residential rental dwelling unit within said structure to be occupied, without registering same with the Division of Building. Registration shall be made on a form provided by the Division of Building and shall be updated by the owner or person in charge within fifteen days of any change in any information contained therein.
(b) Existing Occupancies. Within thirty days of the effective date of this Section, the owner or person in charge of any single, duplex or triplex residential rental dwelling unit shall submit a Registration to the Division of Building.
(c) Penalty. Any person or entity who violates any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for any subsequent violations.
(Ord. 32-17. Passed 6-12-17.)
(a) Any defendant who pleads guilty to or is otherwise found guilty of violating any provision of this Building and Housing Code may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, be required to place on deposit with the Clerk of the Mayor's Court a cash bond in an amount determined by the Court to be sufficient to secure the faithful performance of all corrective measures required by the Court with respect to such Building and Housing Code violation and to secure payment of all fines and costs levied by the Court. Such cash bond shall be conditioned upon faithful performance of such corrections within a period of time to be determined by the Court, but in no event to exceed a period of nine months from the date such defendant pleads guilty to or is otherwise found guilty by the Court of the zoning violation in question.
(b) In the event that any building and housing violation is not corrected to the satisfaction of the Court within the period of time set by the Court for such correction as provided for in division (a) of this section, or nine months from the date of posting said bond, whichever is earlier, the deposit required herein shall be declared forfeited by the Court and used by the City to correct the building and housing violation in question. Any amount of the deposit remaining after the City has made all required corrections shall be returned to the defendant, provided that any unpaid fines and court costs relative to the building and housing violation in question are first deducted therefrom.
(c) The fund created by this section is in addition to and supplementary to all existing laws relative to the enforcement of Building and Housing Code violations. Notwithstanding this section, all current provisions of these Codified Ordinances relative to the enforcement of building and housing ordinances shall remain in full force and effect except as modified herein.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)
(a) Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02 of these Codified ordinances.
(b) For provisions relating to security for the correction of violations, see Section 1440.90 of this Code.
(c) The application of the penalty provided for in subsection (a) hereof shall not prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation, including the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
(Ord. 122-03. Passed 12-8-03.)