(A)
It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to prevent the use of, or condition upon, the premises of a long-term rental dwelling unit or short-term rental for any purpose contrary to any state statute or city ordinance and to undertake corrective measures or appropriate action following any use or conduct by the licensee, tenants and/or guests upon the licensed premises which has been determined to be in violation thereof.
(B) In the event that the Code Enforcement Officer determines that any use of, conduct upon, or condition on, the premises of a long-term rental dwelling unit or short-term rental is contrary to the Kentucky Revised Statutes or the Southgate Code of Ordinances, he or she will notify the licensee of his or her determination by regular first class mail, which shall act as prima facie proof that the licensee has been placed on notice of same. The licensee shall have 30 days from the notice of such determination to take such corrective measures or appropriate action to remedy that use of or conduct on the rental dwelling unit so as to prevent further use or conduct from occurring thereon or to evict the offending tenant, if necessary.
(C) A determination that an unlawful use or conduct on the premises of the long-term rental dwelling unit or short-term rental has occurred shall be made upon substantial evidence to support such a determination. It shall not be necessary that criminal charges be brought to support such a determination, nor shall the fact of dismissal or acquittal of any criminal charge operate as a bar to any adverse license action which may be taken hereunder.
(D) Failure to comply shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of any rental license issued hereunder.
(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