(A) All rental units shall be licensed annually.
(B) A landlord shall apply for a rental license with the City Clerk for each premises upon which a rental unit exists, notwithstanding whether the rental unit is occupied or vacant. The application statement shall be prima facie evidence that the information in the statement is true.
(1) The application for license, at a minimum, shall include:
(a) The landlord’s name, business address, e-mail address and telephone number. If the landlord is a partnership or corporation, the statement shall provide the name, business address, e-mail address and telephone number for all partners or officers. Further, if the landlord is a corporation, the statement shall include the name, business address, e- mail address and telephone number of the registered agent for the corporation;
(b) The name, business address, e-mail address and telephone number of the landlord’s agent for the purpose of managing, controlling or collecting rent and the landlord’s local agent as provided for in division (B) below;
(c) The street address and property index number of the premises, the number of rental units and the date on which the rental units were built; and
(d) The maximum number of occupants permitted by the landlord in each building containing rental units.
(e) The name(s) of the occupying tenant(s) at the time of the application.
(2) For the purpose of this section, a post office box is not sufficient as an address.
(C) Each landlord shall have a local agent. The local agent shall be authorized by the landlord to receive notices of code violations and receive process in any court proceeding or administrative enforcement proceedings on behalf of the landlord in connection with the enforcement of this code. The local agent must maintain an office in this county or must actually reside in this county. The agent must be a person 21 years or older. A landlord who is a person, however, and who meets the requirements of this subchapter as to location of residence or office, may designate himself or herself as the local agent.
(1990 Code, § 6-416) (Ord. 98-1875, passed 12-21-1998; Ord. 18-3567, passed 6-18-2018)