(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to let to another for occupancy rental housing or a rental unit in any form, without a current, unrevoked city certificate of rental registration, for the rental housing at the specific location set out on the application.
(B) Each application for rental registration shall, in addition to all other information required by the Chief of Inspections or this code section, contain the name of the primary tenant for each rental unit, and an emergency contact number for each listed tenant. Each application shall be updated, at no additional cost, annually or upon a change in tenant. Falsification of an application or rental registration shall be grounds for revocation or denial of the certificate.
(C) Violations of this section may be enforced by the Inspections Department and each day constitutes a separate and continuing offense and shall subject the owner to a fine of not more than $2,500 for a first offense and $7,500 for second or subsequent offenses.
(Prior Code, § 96.93) (Ord. 8327, passed 1-15-2001; Am. Ord. 8969, passed 11-19-2008)