(A) Registration. All rental properties and rental units within the corporate limits of the City of Newton shall be registered with the city by the owner or the owner’s representative. The owner or owner’s representative shall file a completed registration form (as provided by the city) within 30 days of the property becoming a rental property, and subsequently at the time the rental inspection is due. Registration shall be accompanied by a fee as established by resolution of Council.
(B) Crime-free housing training required for residential property owners and managers. All persons applying for a rental permit for residential property and/or the managers of the respective rental properties of four or more rental units, shall have successfully completed mandatory crime-free management training, administered or certified by the city, prior to issuance of the rental housing occupancy permit. The permit will be issued only after successful completion of the training. A temporary occupancy permit may be issued to the property owner for a minimum reasonable period of time which the inspector determines is needed in order to complete training requirements.
(Ord. 2364, passed 9-3-2019)