On or after January 1, 1993, no person shall occupy, and no owner, agent or person in charge of any dwelling structure, shall permit a person to occupy a rental unit and/or multiple dwelling, unless the Building Commissioner has issued to the owner, agent or person in charge, a certificate of occupancy for the rental unit.
(Ord. 27-92. Passed 9-29-92.)
(a) Prior to obtaining a certificate of occupancy for rental property not currently registered in the City of South Euclid, the owner of the property is required to submit a completed application on forms provided by the Building Commissioner and the required fee as indicated in Section 1409.02 and 1409.05. Upon receipt of the application and fee by the Building Commissioner, a rental inspection shall be scheduled and occur within 30 days of the date of acceptance of the application. If the owner or agent refuses to consent to an inspection of the subject property, or if consent is otherwise unobtainable, the Building Commissioner or his designated representative shall not make such inspection without first obtaining a search warrant as provided in Chapter 1411. Upon completion of the rental inspection, any noted violations regarding life safety or sanitary conditions will be given a compliance date and must be corrected and approved prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. If no violations or minor violations are noted from the inspection, a certificate of occupancy will be issued. If there are minor violations, a violation notice will be issued with the compliance dates for the correction of violations.
(b) Any rental property not currently registered by the City of South Euclid that is occupied prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Building Commissioner shall be in violation of this Code. A penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged in addition to the required fees as indicated in Section 1409.05. However, the payment of such penalty and fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this Building Code or any other law of the State or ordinance of this City.
(c) Disapproval. Parcels with a certified delinquent property tax balance or delinquent in fees owed to the City, including, but not limited to nuisance abatement fees, shall not be issued a certificate of occupancy unless the property owner or agent-in-charge provides documentation of being in good standing on a County payment plan in the case of a tax delinquency.
(Ord. 21-08. Passed 6-9-08; Ord. 15-14. Passed 12-22-14; Ord. 11-17. Passed 7-10-17; Ord. 02-18. Passed 1-22-18.)