No person shall operate a rooming house after June 1, 1977, unless he or she has a valid rooming house permit issued by the Housing Inspector, in the name of the operator, for the specific rooming house. The operator shall apply to the Housing Inspector for such permit submitting the required form and paying the required fee. The permit shall be issued by the Housing Inspector as soon as feasible after the Housing Inspector has had an opportunity to determine that the rooming house complies with this Housing Code. Such permit shall be protected and displayed in a conspicuous place within the rooming house at all times and shall state the maximum occupancy permitted under this Housing Code. Any person holding such a permit shall return such permit to the Housing Inspector within ten days after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of the ownership, interest, control or operation of a rooming house. Such permit shall expire at the end of one year following the effective date of the application therefore, unless sooner revoked, as provided in § 1480.21. Upon application therefore, a rooming house permit may be re-issued to another operator without charge. No permit shall be transferable from one rooming house to another.
(Ord. 11-1977, passed 5-16-1977)