A. Agreement Provisions: A rental dwelling management agreement referred to in section 5.15.020 of this chapter shall include provisions that:
1. Specify measures, approved by the Mayor, to be taken at the rental dwelling premises intended to reduce crime;
2. Require compliance with self-certification standards established by the City and with Code provisions applicable to the premises, including, but not limited to, pertinent Building, Fire, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes; sanitation regulations; snow removal requirements; weed control requirements; and noise requirements;
3. Require nondiscrimination and fair housing as provided in local, State, and Federal law;
4. Prohibit retaliation against any tenant as the result of reporting violations of a lease agreement, rental dwelling management agreement, or this Code;
5. Require the rental dwelling owner to track annually occupancy denials and evictions, and provide a record thereof to the City on request;
6. Require the rental dwelling owner, or owner's agent, to:
a. Provide the owner's tenants with a telephone number and/or e-mail address which tenants may use to contact the owner, or the owner's agent, regarding any tenant question or concern, and
b. Meet in person with the owner's tenants at least once annually to discuss any tenant questions or concerns.
7. Encourage, but not require, tenant background and credit checks; and
8. Indicate the rental dwelling owner can be excluded from the Landlord/Tenant Initiative Program upon noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter or the rental dwelling management agreement.
B. Compliance: A rental dwelling owner shall be considered in compliance with this section if a violation is corrected in the time required under any notice of violation issued by the City. (Ord. 31-17, 2017)