(a) Registration of a residential rental structure shall be valid for as long as ownership or designation of a responsible local agent remains unchanged.
(b) Certificates of compliance shall be renewed on a biennial basis and are valid until the expiration date recorded on the certificate of compliance unless administratively extended, suspended, or revoked by the Department. The period of time the certificate is valid shall begin on the date of the scheduled first inspection and shall expire at midnight on twenty-four (24) months following issuance. If an owner or agent cancels or fails to appear for a scheduled inspection or takes an unreasonable period of time to correct code violations, the time delay to certify the structure or unit shall not serve to extend the period of time the certificate is valid. The date of issuance and expiration shall be recorded on the certificate. It is the duty of the owner or responsible local agent of the subject property to arrange for the inspection necessary for the renewal of the certificate of compliance at least sixty (60) days prior to its expiration.
(c) Any owner or responsible local agent shall be afforded the opportunity to earn a certificate of compliance incentive bonus that extends the period of time a certificate of compliance is valid from twenty-four (24) months to thirty-six (36) months. An additional twelve (12) months bonus time shall be granted when all of the following conditions are met:
(1) There are no life/safety code violations cited during the initial inspection;
(2) There are no more than four (4) code violations cited during the initial inspection;
(3) All cited code violations are corrected and verified during the first scheduled re-inspection;
(4) There are no outstanding fees, fines, or taxes owed to the City for the subject property;
(5) All required permits for work done within the structure have been obtained.
(d) If an owner or responsible local agent fails to arrange for the inspection necessary to renew the certificate of compliance at least sixty (60) days prior to its expiration, the Department shall schedule the inspection and send notification to the owner or responsible local agent.
(e) The department may, in the absence of any life/safety code violations, administratively extend the expiration date of a certificate of compliance of any residential rental unit due to circumstances beyond the control of an owner or responsible local agent including, but not limited to, the department's inability to perform an inspection in a timely manner.
(Ord. 23-1036. Passed 7-5-23; Ord. 24-1042. Passed 6-5-24.)