(a) An owner of a rental dwelling located in the City, regardless of whether such owner resides in the City, shall provide to the code official in writing the information described in this section. The City shall maintain a registry of all rental dwellings, upon such form as may be prescribed by the code official containing, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) Address(es) of the rental dwelling.
(2) Number and type of rental units.
(3) Name, address, and birthdate of the owner. In situations when the owner is not an individual, the name, address, and birthdate of the president, general manager, partner, or other chief executive of the entity.
(4) Name, address, and birthdate of any agent designated by the owner.
(5) Address and telephone number of the person responsible to accept notices and calls from the City. A local agent for every rental unit is required if an owner does not reside in Ionia County or any county adjoining Ionia County.
(b) It is a violation of this chapter to provide inaccurate information for the rental registry or to fail to provide information required by the City for the rental registry.
(c) After the effective date of Ordinance No. 516, owners or agents responsible for rental dwellings shall comply with the following rental registry requirements:
(1) All existing rental dwellings shall be registered within 90 days of the effective date. Any existing rental dwelling that does not have a valid rental license as of the adoption date shall be subject to an initial compliance inspection and shall be required to obtain a certificate of compliance. Any person occupying a rental unit as of the adoption date shall be permitted to remain until an initial compliance inspection can be conducted.
(2) All rental dwellings constructed or established by conversion of an existing structure after the adoption date shall be registered and required to obtain a certificate of compliance prior to being let for occupancy.
(3) Any change in the information required by this section shall be communicated in writing to the City within 30 days of the change by the owner or the owner's agent.
(Ord. 516. Passed 10-7-14.)