(A) Certificates of occupancy issued for any rental unit shall expire and be revoked immediately as a result of any of the following conditions:
(1) Non-renewal of a lease, including non-renewal of a lease as to less than all lessees, tenants or occupants of a single rental property leased, occupied or shared by multiple lessees, tenants or occupants;
(2) Eviction of any existing tenant by the owner, agent, or property manager, including the eviction of less than all lessees, tenants or occupants of a single rental property leased, occupied or shared by multiple lessees, tenants or occupants, or the addition of a new tenant;
(3) Vacation of the rental property by the lessee, tenant or sublessee, including the vacation of a rental property by less than all lessees, tenants or occupants of a single rental property leased, occupied or shared by multiple lessees, tenants or occupants;
(4) Sale of the property or transfer of ownership; or
(5) Violation of the Property Maintenance Code causing endangerment to the health, safety and welfare of the tenant or tenants.
(B) An expired or revoked certificate of occupancy shall be reissued upon reapplication by the owner, agent or person in charge of the property and fulfillment of all of the conditions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2340-95, passed 6-7-95; Am. Ord. 12-0987, passed 5-2-12; Am. Ord. 14-1120, passed 5-21-14)