(A) The city reserves the right not to register a unit unless the rental unit or units for which registration is sought complies with the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Any registration issued under this section is subject to the right, which is hereby expressly reserved by the city, to suspend, revoke, or fail to renew the same should the registration holder or their agents, employees, representatives, or lessees directly or indirectly operate or maintain the rental dwellings contrary to the provisions of this chapter, any ordinance of the city, of any special permit issued by the city, or the laws of the state. Provided, however, registration shall not be suspended, revoked, or failed to be renewed if the registration holder complies with a compliance order or orders in a timely manner.
(C) The City Manager or his or her designee shall notify, in writing, the applicant that his or her registration has been denied or the registration holder that his/her registration is being suspended, removed, or nonrenewed. The suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal shall occur 35 days after the date of the order or at such later date as set out in the order. The notice shall be served by mailing a copy of the order to the property owner and the designated local property manager, if any, as indicated in the records on file with the city.
(D) The registration holder or designated local manager shall have the right to request a hearing before the Review Board by filing a written appeal from the order at the office of the City Manager as set forth in this chapter.
(E) A decision by the Review Board not to renew or to revoke or suspend the registration may be appealed by the registration holder or his/her local managing agent to the City Council by filing a written appeal at the office of the City Manager within ten days of the order of the Review Board.
(F) If the order is appealed to the City Council, the registration holder shall receive at least seven days written notice of the hearing date before the Council and, at that hearing, the registration holder, the local managing agent, or an attorney representing the registration holder may present evidence. After the hearing, the Council may uphold the decision of the Review Board, reverse the decision of the Review Board, or enter a different order with different conditions if the City Council deems it necessary to protect the public health, sanitation, safety, or general welfare of the community at large or the residents of rental units in the city. The City Council shall issue written findings of fact and its order within 20 days of the hearing,
(G) The decision of the City Council may be appealed by the registration holder by filing an appeal or an appropriate writ with the District Court within 15 days of the date of the order of the City Council.
(Ord. 213, passed 2-7-00)