(A) Within ten business days of identification of any vacant property, or owner's actual knowledge of any vacant property, the owner, or owner of record, must register the property with the City Finance Department.
(B) The registration pursuant to subsection (A) shall contain the identity of the owner, or owner of record, and in the case of a corporate or out of area owner or owner of record, the local property management company, if any, responsible for the security, maintenance, and marketing of the property in question.
(C) The registration pursuant to subsection (A) shall be renewed annually.
(D) An annual registration fee, as set by resolution of the City Council, shall accompany the submission of each registration form. The fee and registration shall be valid for one year from the date of registration.
(E) Properties subject to this chapter shall remain subject to the annual registration requirement, security and maintenance standards of this chapter as long as they remain vacant.
(F) Any person, partnership, association, corporation, fiduciary or other legal entity that has registered a property under this chapter must notify the Neighborhood Revitalization Department in writing of any change of information contained in the registration within ten days of the change.
(G) The duties/obligations specified in this section shall be joint and several among and between all owners or owners of record, and their respective agents, successors, and assigns.
(Ord. 877 C.S., passed 9-15-10)