It is unlawful for a person to commit theft of rental property. A person commits theft of rental property if he or she:
(1) Obtains the temporary use of personal property of another, which is available only for hire, by means of threat or deception or knowing that such use is without the consent of the person providing the personal property;
(2) Having lawfully obtained possession for temporary use of the personal property of another which is available only for hire, knowingly fails to reveal the whereabouts of or to return the property to the owner thereof or his or her representative or to the person from whom he or she has received it within seventy-two (72) hours after the time at which he or she agreed to return it; and
(3) The value of the property involved is less than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ord. 347 §1, 2008)