(A) No owner shall allow another person to occupy, nor shall any person let to another for occupancy, any dwelling unit without first obtaining a registration certificate as provided in this subchapter, or at any time that the registration certificate, or the right to receive such a registration certificate, is suspended or revoked. This registration certificate is also referred to within this section as a “rental license” or “license”. Any registration certificate obtained pursuant to this section shall be issued in the name of the owner. In the case of a multiple-unit dwelling, a registration certificate issued pursuant to this section includes and applies to both the entire dwelling as well as each individual rental unit within the dwelling. Any suspension or revocation of the registration certificate or the right to receive a registration certificate may involve the entire dwelling or an individual unit or units within the dwelling.
(B) The occupancy or rental of any dwelling unit for which a registration certificate is required, need not be interrupted or suspended for lack of a registration certificate if the same is due to the inability of the city to process the application in a timely manner, or if the owner is in the process of complying with a notice of deficiencies from the city within the period of time authorized by the Fire Chief.
(1992 Code, § 457:05) (Ord. 1316, passed 5-20-2003) Penalty, see § 115.99