The following licensing standards shall be complied with in administering any license as required by this chapter:
(A) No person or entity may be issued a license unless they satisfy the standards provided in this section. Failure to comply with any of these standards at any time shall be adequate grounds for the denial, refusal to renew, suspension or revocation of a license, or the imposition of a fine upon the licensee or applicant consistent with § 115.08. Except where specifically noted, it is not necessary for a criminal conviction to exist in order to support a determination that a violation of a standard has occurred. Any suspension or revocation sanction imposed pursuant of this section must be limited to the licensee's or applicant's registration certificate, or the licensee's or applicant's right to obtain a registration certificate, for the non-compliant property;
(B) The following words and terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
LICENSEE OR APPLICANT.
(a) An owner of property who possesses or applies for a registration certificated;
(b) An owner of property seeking to renew a registration certificate; and
(c) Either of those person or entity's agents, employees or representatives;
(C) The licensee's or applicant's application form shall contain facts that permit issuance of the certificate would be in compliance with all applicable state laws and city ordinances;
(D) The licensee or applicant must pay the required license or re-inspection fee;
(E) The licensee or applicant must not intentionally make inaccurate or incorrect representations of material facts on the application form. The licensee or applicant must not intentionally make inaccurate or incorrect oral or written representations to a city official regarding the rental dwelling unit or the ownership of the rental dwelling unit;
(F) Rental dwelling may not exceed the maximum number of dwelling units permitted by the code;
(G) No rental or dwelling unit may be over occupied or illegally occupied in violation of the code;
(H) The licensee or applicant shall not allow weeds, vegetation, junk, debris or rubbish to accumulate repeatedly on the exterior of the dwelling so as to create any condition described in § 115.08;
(I) The dwelling unit shall comply with all Federal, state and city laws and ordinances;
(J) The licensee or applicant shall allow the city to perform a rental inspection at any time and without prior notice if deemed appropriate by the city;
(K) The licensee or applicant shall maintain a current register of all tenants and other persons with a lawful right of occupancy to a dwelling unit and the corresponding floor number, and unit number and/or letter and/or designation of such unit within the building. The register is kept current at all times. The licensee shall designate the person who has possession of the register and shall inform the city of the location at which the register is kept. The register shall be available for review by an authorized representative of the city at all times;
(L) The licensee or applicant shall not have delinquent property taxes or assessments on the rental dwelling, and shall not be delinquent on any financial obligations owing to the city unless a reasonable payment arrangement has been made in writing; and
(Ord. 549, passed 10-12-2015; Ord. 578, passed 11-26-2018)