(A) The duties of the short-term rental agent are:
(1) Manage the business affairs of the short-term rental unit, including responsibility for all advertising;
(2) Be reasonably available to handle any problems arising from use of the short-term rental unit;
(3) Appear on the premises of any short-term rental unit within one hour following notification from the city that occupants of the short-term rental unit have created unreasonable noise or disturbances; engaged in disorderly conduct, overcrowding, or consumption of illegal drugs or excess alcohol; or other issues related to the use or occupancy of the premises;
(4) Keep his or her name and emergency contact phone number and the license number of the unit posted in a readily visible place in the short-term rental unit;
(5) Provide tenants with instructions to comply with noise, parking, occupancy and curfew ordinances;
(6) Provide his or her name and emergency contact phone number to adjoining property owners;
(7) Receive and accept service of any notice of violation related to the use or occupancy of the premises;
(8) Monitor the short-term rental unit for compliance with this chapter;
(9) List the short-term rental license number on each hosting platform; a rental agent may not use a hosting platform that does not provide a field for the city license number;
(10) Ensure compliance with the city’s solid waste and recycling rules, including trash collection schedule; and
(11) Provide access to the unit upon request by Code Enforcement or police officials responding to complaints.
(B) Any violation of these duties shall be considered a violation of the city code relating to short-term rental units for purposes of application of the penalty for accumulated violations.
(Ord. O-11-23, passed 6-28-2023)