(a) The director may revoke a short-term rental registration if the property registered as a short-term rental is the site of two or more citations for violations of the Dallas City Code or state or federal law two or more times in the preceding year. Violations considered under this provision include, but are not limited to, parking on unapproved surfaces, failure to maintain the property free of litter, exceeding noise limitations, disorderly or criminal conduct, failure to pay hotel occupancy tax, or any of the provisions of this chapter.
(b) A short-term rental registration issued under this chapter may be revoked at the director's discretion if an egregious offense occurs at the property.
(c) The director may revoke all registrations associated with a single owner or host upon revocation of any registration.
(d) If the director determines that a registration should be revoked, the director shall notify the owner and host in writing, by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the registration is revoked and include in the notice the reason for revocation and a statement informing the owner and host of the right to appeal.
(e) An owner or host that has had a registration revoked under this section shall not be permitted to apply for a short-term rental registration for a period of one year following the date of the revocation.
(f) A revocation under this section is final unless the owner or host files an appeal with the permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96.
(g) The filing of an appeal stays the action of the director in revoking a registration until the permit and license appeal board makes a final decision.
(h) The permit and license appeal board shall consider the facts as they existed at the time of the registration denial, suspension, or revocation in making its decision. (Ord. 32473)