A. No person shall engage in the business of rental housing, unless:
1. Each rental housing unit is registered with the city; and
2. The annual rental housing inspection program fee is paid for each rental housing unit when payment is due.
B. A rental housing unit is registered with the city when the owner of the corresponding rental housing property submits the following to the rental housing inspections division:
1. A completed registration form, made available by the city, that contains the following information:
a. Description of the rental housing property, including, but not limited to, the street address and assessor's parcel number,
b. Number and description of all rental housing units on the rental housing property,
c. Name and current contact information for the owner of the rental housing property,
d. Name and current contact information for the local contact representative as described in Section 8.120.070, and
e. Any other information as reasonably required by the director;
2. The annual rental housing inspection program fee as described in Section 8.120.050(A)(1);
4. Any outstanding fees that were previously imposed pursuant to this chapter.
C. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a false statement of fact or knowingly omit any information that is required to register a rental housing unit pursuant to this section.
D. Registration shall be valid for a period of five years or until one of the following circumstances occurs, whichever is sooner:
1. The owner fails to notify the rental housing inspections division of any change in the information submitted pursuant to subsection B of this section, within thirty (30) days of such change; or
2. The owner fails to pay any fees established in this chapter when payment is due. (Ord. 2013-0013 § 1; Ord. 2008-012 § 1)