(A) No owner of real estate within the city shall use that real estate for the purpose of erecting or maintaining a rental unit thereon after January 31, 2017, without registering each rental unit with the city and obtaining a rental permit. All existing rental units shall be registered and obtain a rental permit with the city by January 31,2017. The registration shall be effected by furnishing to the city a complete and accurate application, upon forms prescribed by the city, setting forth the following information:
(1) The name of the owner;
(2) The address of the owner;
(3) The street address of the rental unit;
(4) The number of rental units on the property;
(5) If the owner is not an individual, or a resident of Floyd County, Indiana, or a county contiguous to Floyd County, the name, address and telephone number of the owner’s agent authorized to receive notification of complaints, damages, emergencies, substandard conditions or other communications, including service of process. The address of any and all agents shall be within Floyd County or a contiguous county. Any owner who does not reside in Floyd County, Indiana, or a contiguous county shall be required to designate an agent.
(6) A current email and telephone number of the owner and/or agent.
(B) The registration application shall be signed by the owner. Whenever ownership of a rental unit or group or complex of rental units changes, the new owner shall have the responsibility to report the change in ownership to the city. Upon completion of an initial registration of the unit, a rental permit shall be issued for the rental unit, and shall remain valid and not expire until a change of ownership. Previously issued rental permits shall automatically expire 30 days following transfer of title to a registered property.
(C) Notification to the owner or his or her agent at the address shown on the registration application shall constitute sufficient notice pursuant to any provision of this chapter. Registration of a rental unit shall be evidenced by issuance of a rental permit.
(Ord. G-16-02, passed 3-17-2016) Penalty, see § 159.99