In addition to the initial and annual inspections, the owner or the managing agent shall comply with the following requirements:
(A) To keep the property, the rental dwelling, and the building, in the case of an attached or detached single-family dwelling or a multiple- family building with seven dwelling units or less that is owned by any single individual or entity, or, in the case of a single condominium unit, the rental dwelling unit, in good repair.
(B) To maintain a written list of all tenants occupying rental dwellings on the property.
(C) To notify the Director of Community and Economic Development, in writing, of any change in the tenants occupying the dwelling unit.
(D) To notify all tenants of the maximum number of occupants allowed in the rental dwelling based on 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.
(E) To add to each lease a provision allowing any authorized city official to gain access to the rental dwelling for the purpose of completing inspections, and to require each tenant to execute a “Consent to Rental Residential Inspection” form that will permit the owner or managing agent to allow any authorized city official to gain access to the rental dwelling in the absence of the tenant.
(F) To be present to provide for access when any authorized city official arrives for a scheduled inspection.
(H) To notify, in writing, the Director of Community and Economic Development and pay to the city an inspection fee in the amount of $100 per dwelling unit to be inspected upon the termination of the tenancy of a tenant of a rental dwelling whether due to the expiration of a lease or other reason for the termination of the tenancy. The inspection fee will compensate the city for the first inspection and one re-inspection. Upon receipt by the Director of Community and Economic Development of the notice of termination of the tenancy and evidence that the inspection fee has been paid, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall issue a Temporary Residential Rental Certificate and schedule with the owner or the managing agent an inspection of the dwelling unit(s), as provided in division (I) of this section. The inspection shall be scheduled within no more than 14 days from such notice or if the owner is repairing or remodeling the rental dwelling prior to the occupancy of the rental dwelling by a tenant, the inspection shall be scheduled after the repair or remodeling of the rental dwelling has been completed but prior to the new tenant’s taking occupancy of the rental dwelling. The issuance of a Temporary Residential Rental Certificate does not authorize any repair or remodeling of a rental dwelling that would otherwise require the issuance of a building permit or other permit from the city. Any repair or remodeling of a rental dwelling that would otherwise require the issuance of a building permit or other permit from the city would also require the issuance of an occupancy permit or other authorization that might be required by this Code in addition to a Residential Rental Certificate prior to a new tenant’s taking occupancy of the rental dwelling.
(I) 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 rental 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.
(1) 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.
(2) 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 a Residential Rental Certificate.
(3) If any violation identified in the Field Inspection Report is not corrected by the owner or managing agent within 30 days, the Director of Community and Economic Development shall deny the issuance of a Residential Rental Certificate 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.
(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)