(a) Any person or firm who rents, or leases or sells upon land installment Contract property to another person or firm for purposes of living quarters shall be required to purchase a license for each rental unit with the Office of Housing Inspection on a license specifying: the owner of the property, the address of the property, the type of structure (wood, brick, etc.) and the design of the structure (number of stories, multiple or single dwelling, etc.). For each license, the property owner shall pay an annual fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) for 1-50 units and fifty dollars ($50.00) for 51+ units and thereafter to be paid at the issuance of the license and each anniversary thereof.
(1) The license applicant shall have and maintain fire and casualty insurance coverage for each unit for the period that the license is in effect. Any lapse in coverage shall result in an automatic revocation of the license.
(2) Proof of fire and casualty insurance and/or certificates of insurance for each unit must be presented annually when the license fee is paid. The City of East Liverpool shall be listed as a certificate holder. Failure to comply will result in a daily $50.00 fine until in compliance.
(Ord. 67,2014. Passed 11-3-14.)
(b) No person or firm shall rent, or lease or sale upon land installment Contract property to another person or firm without first obtaining an annual license as outlined in subsection (a) hereof.
(1) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor of the third degree and subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00); and, if the offender was previously convicted of or plead guilty to a violation of this section, the violator is subject to a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) and/or a jail term of up to sixty days.
(2) Notwithstanding any other section of this Code, failure to renew a rental property license is a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 28, 2012. Passed 6-4-12.)
(c) Any person or firm who rents or leases property to another person or firm for purposes of living quarters without a rental property license shall be subject to a civil penalty of $50.00 per day for each violation.
(Ord. 21, 2016. Passed 4-4-16.)