(A) The owner/landlord or real estate manager of rental property (as defined by § 150.20), is required to register rental property with the city on a form provided by the Administrator by June 1 of each year or within 15 days of the property becoming rental property, if not previously registered with the city, and within 30 days if a rental property changes ownership. For purposes of this section, only one registration is required per property location, whether the property location consists of a two-family unit (duplex) or multi-family unit (triplex, quadplex, apartment building, and the like). The information required to register the rental property is as follows:
(1) Physical address of the rental property;
(2) Full name(s) of owner(s)/landlord(s);
(3) Name of the rental property, if not identified by the physical address (i.e. The Wilshire Apartments, Newport Condos, and the like);
(4) If the owner/landlord is a corporation or association, the name and address of the registered agent on file with the Texas Secretary of State;
(5) Full contact information of the owner/landlord (home phone, cell phone, business phone, fax number, email address, and mailing and physical address);
(6) Type of rental property (single-family, two-family, multi-family, and the like);
(7) The name and complete contact information for the local contact, if different than the owner/landlord, in the case of an absentee owner. The local contact cannot be someone who is listed on the lease;
(8) If a two-family or multi-family property, the number of individual rental units and buildings at the property;
(9) Telephone number that will be answered 24 hours a day (i.e. emergency phone number) by a responsible party (owner/landlord, local contact, and the like) as is required by Texas Property Code § 92.020, if applicable;
(10) Tenant names, the contact information for all persons listed on the current lease(s), and all current lease(s) shall be presented to the Administrator for review upon request; and
(11) Any other information, deemed necessary shall likewise be provided, as deemed necessary by the Administrator.
(B) An owner/landlord of rental property may not allow another person to occupy or lease rental property without a registration required by this section.
(Ord. 02032015-RENT, passed 2-3-2015; Ord. 11012016-BUILDING, passed 11-1-2016)