(a) No Person shall lease, rent, occupy, or otherwise allow a Rental dwelling within the City to be occupied, unless all of the following requirements have first been met. This clause covers both new rentals as well as existing rentals.
(1) The Owner of the Rental dwelling shall have registered the Rental dwelling with the Building Department by completing and filing a current registration form with the Building Department as provided in Section 1482.04.
(2) An inspection shall have been completed to the satisfaction of the Building Department.
(3) All previously billed property taxes; all current or past due special assessment installments; all water or sewer bills outstanding; all charges against the property for mowing, cleanup, weed or debris removal and similar charges by the city, shall be paid in full.
(4) All fees charged by the City for the registration and inspection of the Rental dwelling shall be paid in full, as well as any fees, fines, penalties or debts of any sort arising from the provisions or enforcement of this article.
(5) A valid certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Building Department.
(6) The Owner of an existing Rental dwelling shall have thirty (30) days from the effective date of this Ordinance to comply with the requirements therein.
(b) Every owner of a rental dwelling or rental shall comply with each of the various requirements of this chapter so as to obtain and keep current a certificate of compliance for the premises of each rental dwelling and all dwelling units therein. The Code Official may revoke a certificate of compliance for any violation of this Code, the Codified Ordinances, rules and regulations of the City or any State-mandated codes or regulations.
(Emergency Manager Ordinance No. 38. Ordered 8-11-15.)