It is the purpose and intent of the City Council of the City of Lockport to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the city and to ensure owners and occupants share responsibility to prevent and avoid nuisances in the city. The purpose of this subchapter is to identify rental property in the city, to ensure that such properties afford tenants a safe and decent place to dwell, and to require rental property with substandard conditions to meet and maintain minimum building and housing code standards, exterior maintenance standards, and to reduce criminal activity. The City Council has determined that requiring that all Rental Properties be registered with the city serves these legitimate governmental interests.
(Ord. 20-010, passed 5-6-20)