(a) On and after the Effective date of this Article it shall be a violation of this Article for any Owner or Operator to permit any Person to reside in or occupy for Residential purposes, any Dwelling Unit that does not have a current Residential Rental License issued by the City in accordance with the terms of this Article, whether such failure results from any failure to issue such license or a revocation of the same. Each month that the Owner or Operator violates this sub-section (a) shall constitute a separate violation. Each violation hereof shall result in a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per Dwelling Unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing any Dwelling Unit for which proper application has been made under this Article, but the decision by the Code Official on the issuance or denial of a Residential Rental License for that Dwelling Unit has not yet been made, shall not be subject to penalty hereunder.
(b) It shall be a violation of this Article for any Owner or Operator to fail to apply for a Residential Rental License, for each Dwelling Unit owned by the Owner, by the thirtieth (30th) day following the Effective date of this Article. Each Dwelling Unit owned by the Owner for which the Owner fails to comply with this subsection (b) shall constitute a separate violation and shall result in a fine against the Owner of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(c) Any Owner who violates any other provision of this Article may be fined not more than $500.00, per violation, provided that any Owner who is informed by notice delivered under the terms of this Article of violation(s) of this Article shall be deemed to be continuing to violate the provisions hereof ten days after the tenth day after the date on which notice was sent by the Code Official. Continuing violations under this Article shall be subject to fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation, per day.
(d) The City of Dunbar, acting through its officers, may bring an action in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County to enforce any penalty imposed by this Article.
(Ord. 669. Passed 5-7-12.)