(a) Each Property Owner of a residential unit that is non-owner occupied or offered for rental within the City shall register each such non-owner occupied or rental unit with the Designated City Official, and shall renew such registration annually on the date prescribed by the Designated City Official pursuant to Section 757.03(a) and the provisions of this Section regarding registration fees. A separate registration shall be required for each rental unit.
(b) (1) Each new Property Owner of a residential unit that will not be owner occupied or that will be offered for rent within the City shall make application for registration with the Designated City Official within thirty (30) days after the date of acquiring ownership of a rental unit, or within thirty (30) days of non-owner occupancy of a dwelling unit. Each initial application for rental registration or renewal of a rental registration shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each one family dwelling unit; two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each two-family dwelling unit; and three hundred dollars ($300.00) for each three family dwelling unit, or a non-refundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each town home, condominium or apartment condominium dwelling unit. Registration and fees for apartment dwelling units, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per apartment dwelling unit, may be required at the discretion of the Designated City Official.
(2) If a Property Owner as defined in Section 757.01 fails to register a property or properties either by the prescribed date, or not register at all and is found to be a non-registered rental unit or has a tenant in the rental unit prior to registration then the registration fee shall be doubled regardless of whether or not the dwelling unit was inspected. Said Property Owner shall also be subject to the penalty provisions as set forth in Section 757.99 of the Codified Ordinances.
(c) Application for non-owner occupied or rental registration shall be made upon a form provided by the City for such purpose, and shall include the following information:
(1) Property Owner's name, address (no post office box), work and home telephone number, and email address.
(2) If the Property Owner is a partnership, LLC, corporation, trust or similar entity, the name of at least one partner, member, shareholder or trustee, and the principal business address, telephone number and email address of each partner, member, shareholder, or trustee. The property owner shall annually provide a copy of the agreement, bylaws, trust, certificate of trust (ORC 5810.13,) or affidavit confirming the authority of the partners, members, shareholders, or trustees to convey, divest, transfer, or otherwise impact the title of the property.
(3) If the Property Owner is a partnership, LLC, corporation, trust or similar entity the person registering must state whether it is organized under the laws of this state or is a foreign partnership, LLC, corporation, trust or similar entity, and must show the mailing address, business location, telephone number, email address, name of the person in charge of the local office of such partnership, LLC, corporation, trust or similar entity, if any, and the names of the registered and statutory agent, and, if a foreign partnership, LLC, corporation, trust or similar entity, the place of organization or incorporation;
(4) Name, address, telephone number and email address of the property manager, if applicable;
(5) Street address of the rental unit;
(6) Name, phone number and email address of each primary or principal tenant;
(7) Number of adults and children under eighteen (18) years of age occupying the rental unit;
(8) Name and age of children attending school and name of school;
(9) Whether there has been a change of occupancy or an additional tenant of the rental unit since the date of last registration;
(10) Be signed by the Property Owner or Property Owner's agent.
(d) The Designated City Official shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the registration application, either issue a certificate of registration or provide notification to the Property Owner that the application does not comply with the requirements of this Chapter.
(e) A certificate of registration shall be valid until June 1 following issuance thereof.
(f) Rental registration is not assignable or transferable.
(g) It is a violation for a Property Owner to fail to register and/or fail to renew the registration for the Property Owner's rental units or non-owner-occupied unit(s) within the City. Each day that the Property Owner continues to fail to register and/or renew the registration of the Property Owner's rental units within the City shall constitute a separate offense.
(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to file a false registration application with the Designated City Official.
(i) Copy of state ID or driver's license shall be required.
(Ord. 2024-29. Passed 5-20-24.)