(a) Property registration fee. As a condition of exercising the privilege of renting or leasing a rental property to any person and/or entity, the owner of the residential rental property shall pay a property registration fee. Once the registration and inspection process has been completed, the homeowner will receive a residential rental certificate.
(b) Contents of registration and payment of fees. The registration form shall contain all information required by the City Manager and shall be accompanied by payment of the property registration fee, the inspection fee required under Section 5.22.080 and a certification, signed by the owner, that he or she will comply with and enforce the crime-free lease addendum as found in Appendix A
of this Chapter 5.22 and as required by this Section 5.22.060.
(c) Registering multiple residential rentals. One registration form shall be completed listing all residential rentals under the same owner of the residential rental properties. The initial registration fee will include the first residential rental. Each additional residential rental shall be required to pay a fee of one-half of a city business license fee.
(d) Non-transferrable. Registration pursuant to this Chapter is non-transferrable to a new owner of the residential rental dwelling unit(s).
(e) Failure to register. If the owner of residential rental dwelling(s) fails to register or reregister such units in compliance with this Chapter, the City Manager or their designee shall abate the nuisance by registering or re-registering said units in the name of the owner and set a date and time for initial inspection of said units, and shall send written notification to the owner that the property has been so registered, advising of the date and time set for inspection, accompanied with a bill for the costs of abating the nuisance by registration/processing fee and the total initial inspection fee for each unit, and include information on self-certification.
(f) Revocation. Registration for a residential rental dwelling unit may be revoked if the City determines that the owner has violated Subsection (b) of this Section or has failed to pay any required registration, inspection, and/or re-inspection fees, or if the residential rental dwelling unit has been cited by a City or County employee for, or received written notice from a City or County employee of, a violation of the applicable laws, and the owner has failed to remedy such violation within the period of time specified in the citation or written notice. The City shall provide written notice of the revocation to the owner, which is appealable pursuant to Section 5.22.090.
(g) Renewals. All residential rental property registrations must be renewed annually. The registration shall be renewed annually by the filing of a renewal application, completion of the self-certification program, if eligible, per Section 5.22.100, and payment of the appropriate fees as set by resolution of the City Council from time to time. Failure to re-register and complete self- certification within 30 days or to notify the City that the residential rental property is no longer a rental property shall result in late fees. Failure to respond within six months of the expiration will result in the residential rental being considered a new residential rental property and subject to the costs of initial residential rental fees and inspections.
(h) New occupant. The owner of a residential rental dwelling unit shall notify the City in writing whenever a new occupant takes possession of the dwelling on forms determined by the City.
(i) Crime-free lease addendum. The owner of a residential rental dwelling unit shall include a crime-free lease addendum in substantially the form as found in Appendix A
to this Chapter 5.22 in all rental agreements and leases executed after March 1, 2020.
(j) Exemption for owner-occupied shared housing. Owner-occupied residences in which an owner is renting or leasing a room( s) are exempt from the Residential Rental Registration Program. Owners renting or leasing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) require registration and inspection under the Residential Rental Registration Program.
(Ord. 192, passed 1-15-2020; Am. Ord. 244, passed 3-13-2024)