No owner of real estate within the corporate boundaries of the city shall use said real estate for the purpose of erecting or maintaining a residential rental unit thereon after May 1, 2018, without first registering each residential rental unit with the City. Further, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-1-20-5, all such properties shall be registered on the earliest of:
A. An annual basis and by the deadline listed when notification is received;
B. Within thirty days of change of ownership; or
C. Within thirty days of obtaining title to any residential rental unit. (Ord. 2-2018, 2018)