(A)
The owner of a long-term rental dwelling or host of a short-term rental shall apply to the City Clerk or his or her designee for a rental license prior to allowing that unit to be occupied or used for short-term rental.
(B) The application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable regulatory fee as provided in § 97.05.
(C) The owner of two or more residential long-term rental dwelling units that share the same street address (for example, the owner of a duplex or multi-family apartment building) may use a single application to apply for licenses for all of the units that share that address, but shall be accompanied by separate fee for each unit.
(D) Application shall be made on a form furnished to the owner or host by the city and shall set forth the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the long-term rental dwelling or unit thereof, or of the short-term rental host. If the owner or host is a partnership, the name of the partnership and the name and residence of the managing partner shall be included. If the owner or host is a corporation, the name and address of the corporation, the name of the chief operating officer and its agent for service of process in Kentucky shall be included.
(2) If the owner or host has appointed an agent authorized to maintain and manage the property, the name, business or residence address and telephone number of such agent.
(3) Every applicant, whether an individual, partnership or corporation, must identify in the application by name, residence or business street address and telephone number, the person who is actively involved in, and responsible for the maintenance and management of the premises. That person shall, if other than the owner, affix his or her notarized signature to the application, thereby accepting joint and several responsibility with the owner (including any potential criminal, civil or administrative liability) for the maintenance and management of the premises. A post office box or commercial mail receiving service is not acceptable as an address for such person.
(4) The street address (including any applicable apartment, room or unit numbers) of the long-term rental dwelling unit or unit(s) or short-term rental to which the application pertains.
(5) If the host of a short-term rental is not also its owner, the application shall include the written permission of the owner to offer the short-term rental for rent.
(E) In the event that any of the information required to be provided herein should change either before or after the rental dwelling unit license is issued, the applicant or licensee shall, within 14 days of such a change, notify the City Clerk or his or her designee, in writing, of the change.
(F) The owner of any long-term rental dwelling which has a valid occupational license upon the original effective date of this chapter shall be deemed to have been issued a rental license hereunder, provided that such owner shall be required to apply for a rental license the year after this chapter becomes effective.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 1-18-2012; Ord. 15-12, passed 12-2-2015; Ord. 19-09, passed 8-7-2019)
Penalty, see § 97.99