(A) This chapter shall apply to all rented or occupied rental dwellings as defined herein, including those occupied other than by the owner, regardless of the payment of rent.
(B) (1) The requirement to obtain a rental dwelling license, without the necessity for payment of the requisite fee, shall apply to any entity recognized as a non-profit corporation or exempt organization under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code however they shall be subject to the remaining provisions hereof, in particular the licensing standards and conditions and inspection guidelines.
(2) The requirement to obtain a rental dwelling license and payment of the requisite fee shall not apply to rental dwellings owned or operated by governmental agencies as public housing.
(C) The provisions hereof shall not apply to licensed hotels or motels, bed and breakfast establishments, jails, convents, monasteries, nursing homes, board and care homes, parsonages, parish houses, rectories or hospitals.
(Ord. O-2008-005, passed 3-24-2008; Am. Ord. O-2016-008, passed 6-20-2016)