(a) There is hereby created a Residential Rental Property Registration System for the City of Rossford that requires landlords of residential rental property units located within the City to register each of their rental units. Rental units will be required to be renewed within thirty (30) days of any ownership has change and/or if the registration is otherwise revoked or voided as provided for under the relevant provisions of this chapter.
(b) Every landlord shall register with the City using a form provided for by the City and substantially similar to the form as provided in Exhibit "A". The form will be made available in written form or by such other means as are appropriate, so that landlords may easily register rental units.
(c) If the property owner or manager does not live within 35 miles of the City of Rossford the residential rental property shall have an authorized agent physically located within 35 miles of the City of Rossford. The purpose of the authorized agent is to serve as a contact who will be available twenty-four-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week and to act as a registered agent in order to accept service on behalf of the owner. The owner of the rental is required to submit the name, address, contact information to the City administration on a "Designation of Agent Form" provided by the city.
(d) The initial registration period shall be from July 1, 2015 and ending on November 1, 2015.
(e) Application Fees. The following fees shall be remitted to the City along with the submittal of a completed application form:
(1) Single- family dwelling | $50.00 |
(2) Two- family dwelling | $35.00 per rental unit |
(3) Multiple Single and Two family dwellings | $100.00 for the + first 3 dwellings and $10.00 for every dwelling unit in excess of the first three |
(4) Multi-family dwelling | $100.00 for the first 3 dwelling units and $10.00 for every dwelling unit over the first three. |
In the event a landlord does not register a residential rental property that is in existence at the time of the passage of this Ordinance and within the time frame described herein, the applicable Application Fees described above shall be doubled.
(f) Following the initial registration period, landlords are required to update information with any change of occupancy. Any change in the registration information, including but not limited to a change in ownership, agent change or occupancy change must be updated by the filing of such amended registration information within thirty (30) days of the landlord's actual knowledge of the change in the information on a form provided for by the City, or the landlord will be subject to a penalty as more fully set forth in this chapter.
(g) Changes in manager or agent registration information per address shall have the following fees:
(1) Single-family dwelling .................. $15.00 per address
(2) Two- family dwelling .. . . .. .. ...... $15.00 per address
(3) Multi-family dwelling .......... . . . .. $15.00 per address
(Ord. 2015-14. Passed 6-8-15.)