For rental property to qualify for a rental license, these conditions must be met.
(A) Outdoors.
(1)
The lawn of the rental facility must be graded and drained in a way that it stays free of standing water.
(2) The lawn shall have a yard cover of perennial turf grass, free of noxious weeds.
(3) Lawn grass shall be kept at a length of six inches or less.
(4) All fencing on the premises shall be kept in good repair.
(5) All accessory buildings must be structurally safe and in good repair.
(6) All accessory buildings must be water tight.
(7) No litter, construction waste or miscellaneous debris on yards.
(8) House numbers must be visible from public right of way.
(B) Rental property exterior.
(1) The roof of the structure shall be structurally sound and water-tight.
(2) The foundation shall be structurally sound, water-proof, and rodent resistant.
(3) The exterior walls of the structure shall be structurally sound, water-tight, and rodent resistant. All chimneys shall be structurally sound.
(4) Porch, decks and steps require guardrails if over 30 inches at or above grade and be in good repair.
(5) Graspable handrails required on stairs/steps with four or more steps/risers.
(6) All exterior doors shall have safe, functioning locks.
(7) Screens, storm doors, and storm windows shall be safe and in good repair. Windows must be easily operable (open and close) and to remain open without the use of a prop.
(8) Locks on windows required within 0 to 24 feet above grade.
(9) Garage doors must meet current safety guidelines.
(10) Exit and entrance doors must having operable dead bolts.
(11) Wood surfaces must be weather protected.
(12) Gutters and downspouts must be free of debris.
(13) Repairs must match existing finishes.
(C) Rental property interior.
(1) Bathroom facilities and fixtures shall be kept in a clean, sanitary condition, and in working order.
(2) A functioning bathtub or shower shall be provided.
(3) At least one bathroom with a functioning flush-type toilet must be provided.
(4) A functioning lavatory sink shall be provided.
(5) Kitchen facilities must be provided, including a working sink and water supply.
(6) No dripping faucets.
(7) GFCI outlets must meet the state electric code.
(8) Flooring must be in good repair.
(9) No dwelling shall foster a situation where rodent or pest infestation is a problem or a potential problem. Examples of this may include, but are not limited to: actual evidence of pests; storage of material that might provide a habitat for pests; and unsafe storage of items that might become food for pests.
(D) Interior in general.
(1) The dwelling must have safe and functioning heating facilities in all habitable rooms and bathrooms. A temporary heating device shall not be used as a primary heating source.
(2) The dwelling must have an appropriate heated water system.
(3) Water heater must be in good repair.
(4) All stairways must be structurally safe.
(5) Graspable handrails required on stairs/steps with four or more steps/risers.
(6) A safe and adequate smoke detector(s) must be provided at each building level.
(7) If fire alarm system is installed it must be in working order or tagged out of service and inspected as required.
(8) All buildings must have a fire extinguisher
(9) The dwelling must have at least one room of not less than 120 square feet of floor area. A combination of rooms connected by an opening(s) of at least five feet may be counted as a room. An example would be when a living room and a dining room are connected by an archway.
(10) All other habitable rooms, except the kitchen or efficiency apartments, shall not have less than 70 square feet of floor area.
(11) No rental unit may be over-occupied by more persons than health and safety may allow, where more than two persons would have to occupy any bedroom, that room must allow for an extra 40 square feet of space per occupant in excess of the two initial occupants. The minimum size of a bedroom shall be 70 square feet. An archway going to closet space shall not be construed as a sleeping room.
(12) Each space designated as a habitable room by the owner shall contain at least one usable window as a means of ventilation or shall have an effective alternative means of room ventilation.
(13) Each habitable room shall contain at least two conventional electrical outlets.
(14) Flooring must be in good repair.
(15) All electrical work must meet or exceed state electrical code.
(16) All electrical panel box components are in place.
(17) Electrical panel must be properly grounded.
(18) The dwelling must be designated “fit for human habitation.”
(19) Combustible venting must be in good repair and installed properly.
(20) All waste pipes must have proper venting.
(21) All beams, columns and subfloor shall be structurally sound.
(22) All dryers must be vented outside with proper metal pipe.
(23) All gas appliances require a single handle shut off valve.
(24) Sump pump must drain directly outside.
(E) Multi-unit dwellings (if applicable). If a building contains two or more dwelling units, it falls under this division (E).
(1) All shared or public areas of such dwellings must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(2) The owner must provide separation of utility billings; for water, electric, gas, sewer, and cable television if not included in rental unit charge.
(3) The owner must provide for yard care and maintenance and the removal of ice and snow.
(4) The owner must provide for effective lighting of all exterior parking lots and walkways.
(5) The owner must provide and maintain parking areas and driveways in good condition. The owner must maintain the yard(s) of the dwelling in good condition.
(F) Garbage collection. The owner of every rental property must provide garbage collection and recycling services for all occupants or require in a written lease that occupants obtain garbage collection and recycling services in accordance with Ch. 52.
(Ord. passed 4-6-2016; Ord. 2019-1, passed 1-2-2019; Ord 2020-005, passed 8-5-2020)
Penalty, see § 10.99