(a) No person shall engage, or be engaged, in the operation, rental or leasing of a residential rental structure without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the City in the manner provided herein.
(b) The owner of any residential rental structure or residential rental unit shall register each such structure and unit contained within the structure with the City.
(c) In the event the residential rental structure or transitional housing facility is a building containing more than one dwelling unit, only one certificate of registration is required for each residential rental structure or transitional housing facility even though multiple dwelling units occupied by multiple individuals may be contained within the building. This certificate shall include the exterior and interior common areas in multifamily structures and duplex structures.
(d) A certificate of compliance, which will show compliance with Chapter 1410 and Chapter 1480 of the Howell City Code, is required for each dwelling unit in multifamily structures and duplex structures.
(e) The grant of a certificate of registration for one residential rental structure or transitional housing facility shall not relieve the person from the necessity of securing individual certificates of registration for each structure that he/she/it owns.
(Ord. 792. Passed 1-8-07; Ord. 932. Passed 3-9-20; Ord. 946. Passed 1-10-22.)