(A) The license application shall be filed annually with the City Clerk. Upon application and payment of any applicable fee, the Clerk, or the Clerk’s designee, shall issue a license to the landlord which shall certify that the landlord has licensed the premises. Each landlord shall pay a license fee of $20 for each rental unit, per year, required to be licensed. The fee shall be waived if the unit is fully sprinklered and hard- wired detectors are located in the dwelling unit. Application shall be made between May 1 and May 31 for the following year. Any person who makes a license application after May 31 shall pay a sum of $10 per unit in addition to the required license application fees, as a late charge.
(B) The landlord shall notify the City Clerk within ten business days of any change in the license application information by completing an amended application.
(C) It shall be the duty of any subsequent landlord of the premises to apply for a license for each rental unit as required under this subchapter within ten business days after the transfer of ownership.
(D) It is a violation of this subchapter for a person to submit, or cause to be submitted, false information on any license application form.
(E) No license shall be issued if the landlord owes any outstanding fines or fees to the city.
(F) No license shall be issued on a rental unit with outstanding housing minimum code violations as listed in Chapter 150 of this code.
(G) Commencing June 18, 2018, any rental unit not previously registered or licensed with the city as a rental unit, shall not be rented or allowed to be occupied without first having an inspection which meets minimum standards for the rental unit. The city will inspect the new rental unit within ten business days of initial contact by the prospective landlord.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any person to misrepresent or falsify any information in order to obtain a rental license under this section including but not limited to the license application.
(1990 Code, § 6-417) (Ord. 98-1875, passed 12-21-1998; Ord. 05-3076, passed 3-7-2005; Ord. 18-3567, passed 6-18-2018; Ord. 19-3599, passed 12-2-2019) Penalty, see § 150.999