(A) Conditions and term.
(1) A certificate of compliance will remain valid until the sooner of any of the following occurs:
(a) The city revokes or suspends the certificate of compliance in accordance with this chapter;
(b) Twelve months have passed since the date of the certificate of compliance's issuance; and
(c) The residential rental property is damaged or destroyed to the extent that it is no longer habitable.
(2) A certificate of compliance may not be transferred between owners.
(3) A certificate of compliance may not be transferred from one residential rental property to another.
(4) The owner must maintain the certificate of compliance on the premises of the residential rental property for which the certificate was issued. The owner shall produce the certificate of compliance at the city's reasonable request.
(B) Application.
(1) Owners shall complete a certificate of compliance application on a form provided by the city and provide all other information reasonably requested by the city. At a minimum, owners shall provide the following information for each residential rental property:
(a) Owner's legal name, home and business address, home, business, and mobile telephone numbers, and e-mail address;
(b) Property agent's legal name, business address, business and mobile telephone numbers, and e-mail address;
(c) The address of the residential rental property;
(d) The residential rental property's square footage;
(e) The legal name of each residential rental property's occupant; and
(f) The application and inspection fee listed in the city's fee schedule.
(2) An owner shall submit a revised application to the city within 30 days of any modifications to the information the owner previously provided on a certificate of compliance application.
(3) Applications for certificates of compliance shall be filed within 120 days of the effective date of this chapter. Thereafter, applications for certificates of compliance shall be filed at least 30 days before the certificate of compliance's expiration.
(4) Each certificate of compliance shall contain the certificate's date of issuance, the owner's name, and the address of the residential rental property that the certificate of compliance covers.
(5) Owners that fail to submit a certificate of compliance application in accordance with the time frames set forth in this chapter shall be required to pay an application and inspection fee equaling 200% of the application and inspection fee listed in the city's Fee Schedule.
(6) The city may issue a temporary certificate of compliance when, in the opinion of the code official, none of the violations observed threaten life-safety or health. A temporary certificate of compliance may only be Issued after the owner deposits with the city a cash bond or cashier's check payable to the city in the amount of $500. The city will retain the owner's cash bond or cashier's check until the code official re-inspects the property, determines code compliance, and issues a certificate of compliance. Temporary certificates of compliance shall expire no later than 60 days after issuance.
(Ord. O-28-16, passed 11-1-16)