758.12 ENFORCEMENT.
The City may pursue any available legal or equitable remedy for any violation of this Chapter 758 or any other City of Hamilton Ordinance. Violations include, but are not limited to: (i) operation of a Short-Term Rental Unit without a Short-Term Rental License; (ii) violations of any applicable health, zoning, noise or public safety laws or regulations; (iii) advertisement or rental of a Short-Term Rental Unit without obtaining proper permits or licenses; (iv) failure to include the Short-Term Rental License number or property address of a Short-Term Rental Unit in any advertisement; and (v) advertisement of a Short-Term Rental Unit outside the scope of permission associated with the Short-Term Rental License. Available remedies may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) First Violation: The City shall mail a violation letter to the property owner or post the letter on the Short-Term Rental Unit property. The property owner shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the letter to remedy the violation(s) on the property.
(b) Second Violation/Second Notice of Unresolved Violation: The property owner shall be required to pay a one-hundred dollar ($100) fine to the City.
(c) Third Violation/Third Notice of Unresolved Violation: The City shall suspend the Short-Term Rental License for a six (6) month period and the property owner shall be required to pay a five hundred dollar ($500) fine to the City.
(d) Fourth Violation/Fourth Notice of Unresolved Violation: The City shall suspend the Short-Term Rental License indefinitely and the property owner shall be required to pay a one thousand ($1,000) fine to the City.
(e) Fifth Violation/Fifth Notice of Unresolved Violation: The property owner shall be deemed guilty of a third-degree misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined an amount not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day the violation continues shall be considered a separate offense for which an additional one thousand dollar ($1,000) fine may be assessed without the need for the City to issue any additional notices to the property owner.
(Ord. 2020-10-119. Passed 10-14-20.)