(a) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(b) In addition to the criminal penalties set forth above, any person or entity that violates or fails to comply with the registration provision of this Chapter shall be subject to an administrative penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each week the dwelling unit is not registered as provided in this Chapter.
(c) In addition to any criminal penalties that may be imposed, any person, or entity who violates or fails to comply with any other of the provisions of this code including, but not limited to, failure to submit annual exterior inspections, failure to submit biennial interior inspections, failure to identify an agent when required (within 35 miles), intentional submission of false information or failure to notify of occupant change, shall be subject to the following administrative penalties:
(1) For a first offense, an administrative fine of $100.00.
(2) For a second offense, an administrative fine of $500.00.
(3) For a third offense, an administrative fine of $1,000.00.
(d) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the city may collect any fee, cost or charge imposed pursuant to this chapter that has not been paid within 45 days of notice thereof, by making the amount of the unpaid fee, cost or charge a lien against the rental housing property that is the subject of the fees, costs or charges by being placed on the tax duplicate.
(e) Owners of rental units are required to provide access and entry to their rental units to the Zoning Inspector at all reasonable times. Should the owner of said property fail to schedule an appointment within 30 days after having been notified of the need to do so by ordinary U.S. Mail or electronic mail sent to the address provided in their application, the Zoning Inspector shall select a date and time and order the owner to make the rental unit available for inspection. The owner shall be notified by ordinary U.S. Mail or electronic mail sent to the address provided in their application.
If the owner fails to provide access and entry to their rental unit on the date and time designated in the above fashion, a penalty of $100.00 shall be imposed by the City Administrator against the owner for failing to make the rental unit available for inspection. Said penalty is in addition to any other penalties to which the owner may be subject to for violating this code.
(f) Should an owner schedule an appointment with the Zoning Inspector or his/her designee and seek to cancel said appointment but fail to do so by 9:00 a.m. of the day of the scheduled inspection, the City Administrator shall impose a penalty of $25.00 against the owner.
The Zoning Inspector may then choose to schedule a new date with the owner or impose a time and date in the manner set forth in subsection (e) hereof. In either case, the City Administrator shall impose a $100.00 fine against the owner if the rental unit is not made available for inspection on the next selected date and time.
(Ord. 2015-14. Passed 6-8-15.)