(A) General penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is provided shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99.
(B) Landlord registration and information. Any person violating the terms and conditions of §§ 150.100 through 150.102, including but not limited to engaging in rental activity during periods where they have no license or their license has been suspended or revoked, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000, with each and every day that the violation is allowed to remain in effect being deemed a complete and separate offense. In addition, the appropriate authorities of the Village may take such other action as they deem proper to enforce the terms and conditions of §§ 150.100 through 150.102, including, without limitation, an action in equity to compel compliance with its terms. Any person violating the terms of §§ 150.100 through 150.102 shall be subject, in addition to the foregoing penalties, to the payment of court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
(C) Deconversion amnesty. Any person or entity found to have accepted benefits under an amnesty program as detailed in § 150.098(N), and who then illegally reconverts the property to a multi-family dwelling or otherwise modifies the property in a way not authorized by the Village Code and regulations adopted thereunder, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $1,500, with each and every day that the violation is allowed to remain in effect being deemed a complete and separate offense.
(D) Enhanced penalties for misleading or false information. Any person who has violated any section of this chapter and is found in addition to have intentionally misled the Village, a buyer or lessee of the property, or the public by providing misleading or false information shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $1,500, with each and every day that the violation is allowed to remain in effect being deemed a complete and separate offense.
(E) Violation placards. Upon suspension or revocation of a license to operate as a landlord in the Village, the Village may post a placard on any portion of such landlord’s property containing a rental unit that provides that the license to operate as a landlord in the Village has been suspended or revoked and that no new leases may be entered into and no leases may be renewed until the proper license is secured. A placard may only be removed by the Village upon full compliance with this section. Unauthorized removal or defacement of a placard posted pursuant to this section by other than Village personnel is a separate violation, and is subject to a fine in an amount not less than $250 and no more than $1,000 and the award to the Village of its reasonable attorneys’ fees in enforcing such violation.
(1997 Code, § 16.17) (Ord. 84-2, passed 1-26- 1984; Am. Ord. C0-05-12, passed 4-18-2005; Am. Ord. C0-08-01, passed 1-15-2008; Am. Ord. CO-2012-03, passed 1-17-2012)