(A) Upon receipt of an application for a rental dwelling license and the required fee, the Director of Community and Economic Development, shall issue a “Temporary Residential Rental Certificate” and notify the owner or managing agent, in writing, that the application and fee have been received, and that an inspection, as provided in division (B) of this section, must be scheduled within no more than 14 days from such receipt.
(B) The Director of Community and Economic Development shall direct an inspector to conduct an initial inspection of the property, the rental dwelling, and the building in which such dwelling is located to determine whether they are in compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, as adopted and amended in Chapter 157 of this Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, or the orders or determination of the Director of Community and Economic Development. Such inspection shall include all exterior and interior areas of attached and detached single-family dwellings, including accessory structures; all interior areas of single condominium units; and all exterior and interior common areas, dwelling units, basement, and sleeping areas and accessory structures related to any multiple-family building with seven dwelling units or less that is owned by any single individual or entity.
(C) The owner or managing agent, if any, shall be provided with a copy of the “Field Inspection Report” at the time of inspection, which shall identify any violations of the Property Maintenance Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, or the orders or determination of the Director of Community and Economic Development and provide an appropriate amount of time to correct the violations. The “Temporary Residential Rental Certificate” shall remain in effect during such time. If required, a re-inspection shall be conducted to assure full compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, or the orders or determination of the Director of Community and Economic Development. The Director of Community and Economic Development may require copies of paid repair invoices or other proof of repair of any violations listed in the Field Inspection Report. If mold infestation was noted in the Field Inspection Report, a certification of mold remediation shall be provided to the Director of Community and Economic Development.
(D) If the inspection or any subsequent re-inspection indicates full compliance with the Property Maintenance Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations, or the orders or determination of the Director of Community and Economic Development, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall issue the rental dwelling license and a Residential Rental Certificate and forward a copy of the rental dwelling license to the City Clerk to be maintained in the city’s records.
(E) If any violations identified in the “Field Inspection Report” are not corrected by the owner or managing agent within 30 days, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall deny the license and shall provide the owner or managing agent with a copy of the last “Field Inspection Report” identifying the violations to be corrected. If the owner or managing agent can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Community and Economic Development that a hardship exists, the Director of Community and Economic Development may extend the period within which the violations are to be corrected an additional 30 days. If any violation identified in the Field Inspection Report is not corrected within the applicable period during which the violations are to be corrected, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall then terminate the “Temporary Residential Rental Certificate,” in writing, and may then commence enforcement proceedings as provided in § 121.08 of this chapter.
(F) Owners of rental dwellings shall procure and maintain, at their own cost and expense general liability insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage arising from owner’s ownership, management, use and/or operation of the rental dwelling with liability limits of at least $500,000.
(Ord. 06-05, passed 6-3-06; Am. Ord. 16-9, passed 2-9-16; Am. Ord. 17-26, passed 11-28-17; Am. Ord. 22-24, passed 8-23-22)