(A) The city recognizes the need to preserve and promote the quality of existing housing and to provide for safe and sanitary housing conditions for residential tenants. In furtherance of this objective, this chapter requires all owners of rental dwellings in the city to obtain a license annually for each rental dwelling unit. Rental dwelling units must be inspected by the city to ensure compliance with any applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations at the initial time of application and once every three years following the initial inspection (as deemed necessary and practicable by the Code Official).
(B) No owner of residential property located within the city shall rent, or seek to rent, any dwelling unit in such real property for any form of consideration unless he or she holds a valid rental license issued by the city, in the name of the owner for the specific dwelling unit to be rented.
(C) A copy of the issued rental license must be provided to the tenant of any rental property by the owner and will be kept on file at the Development Department.
(Ord. 6-23, passed 9-5-23)