Section
1489.01 Purpose and scope
1489.02 Rental unit occupancy permit required
1489.03 Maintenance responsibilities
1489.04 Rental property maintenance standards and required facilities
1489.05 Rental unit occupancy permit application requirements and fees
1489.06 Administration, enforcement and penalties
1489.07 Rules for the interpretation of terms and words used within this chapter
1489.08 Definitions
(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish general inspection procedures and minimum maintenance standards necessary to ensure that all residential rental units are safe, sanitary, free from fire and health hazards, fit for human habitation and promote the public welfare. In addition, this chapter establishes minimum standards governing the maintenance of all residential rental units and premises in such condition as will not constitute a blighting or deteriorating influence on neighborhoods or the general community; establishes the particular responsibilities of the owners and occupants of residential rental units pertaining to sanitation, repairs and maintenance; establishes general standards for all single-family, two-family and multi-family dwellings used for residential rental purposes; authorizes the inspection of all residential rental units, including any single-family, two-family or multi-family dwellings used for residential rental purposes; establishes enforcement procedures; and establishes penalties for violating the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall be considered to be supplemental to all other provisions of the ordinances of the city relating to construction, use and maintenance of buildings and premises. However, where any provision of this chapter is more strict than any provision of the City Zoning Code and/or the Building and Housing Code, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail herein.
(Ord. 2011-111, passed 9-7-2011)
(a) As of January 1, 2012, no owner, agent or person in charge of any building or unit thereof shall rent or lease any part of said building or unit thereof for residential occupancy unless said owner, agent or person in charge, has been issued a current and valid rental unit occupancy permit by the Chief Building Official for the city, as specified herein.
(b) The application for a rental unit occupancy permit for all existing residential rental units in the city shall occur between January 1 and March 31, 2012. The subsequent renewal of a rental unit occupancy permit shall occur every three years thereafter, between January 1 and March 31 of that year, unless said permit is otherwise revoked or voided as provided for under the relevant provisions of this chapter.
(c) The issuance of a residential rental unit occupancy permit for any new rental unit, or to reactivate any revoked or voided permit, shall be made prior to the occupancy of the rental unit in question, and said permit shall be subsequently renewed in accordance with the schedule that is specified above.
(Ord. 2011-111, passed 9-7-2011)
(a) The owner(s), agent(s) or person(s) in charge of every residential rental unit or structure shall be responsible for the maintenance thereof in good repair and safe condition in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The owner shall also be responsible for maintaining in a safe and sanitary condition the shared or common areas of the premises.
(b) The occupant(s) of a residential rental unit or premises shall be responsible for maintaining in a safe and sanitary condition that part of the unit and premises which he or she occupies and controls. In addition, such occupant shall be responsible for maintaining in a safe condition all equipment and appliances which he or she owns.
(Ord. 2011-111, passed 9-7-2011)
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