(A) License required. No person shall engage in the business of renting without having obtained a license.
(1) Residential property. It shall be unlawful to rent a residential dwelling or dwelling unit without first obtaining a rental license issued by the Building Department for the specific location.
(2) Nonresidential property. It shall be unlawful to rent a nonresidential building or structure without first obtaining a rental license issued by the Building Department for the specific location.
(B) It is unlawful for a person to occupy a rental building or residential unit, or for any owner or property agent to allow anyone to occupy a rental building or residential unit, which is not licensed.
(C) It is unlawful for any person to offer for rent or to occupy any vacant building or dwelling unit or any building or dwelling unit that becomes vacant for which a license is under suspension.
(D) This chapter shall not apply to the following structures:
(1) Hotels, motels, and other structures which rent rooms to occupants which are primarily transient in nature.
(2) Dwellings, buildings, structures and uses licensed and inspected by village, state or federal government, including but not limited to nursing homes, retirement centers, rest homes, and the like.
(3) Dwellings, buildings, structures and uses owned by governmental agencies and public housing authorities.
(E) A license for a rental residential property cannot be transferred to another rental residential property or a succeeding owner.
(Ord. 15-30, passed 7-6-2015)