(A) Rental permit. A rental permit shall be valid for a one-year period except as provided hereinafter. An owner shall be required to obtain a renewal rental permit at the expiration of the one-year period.
(B) Transfer of occupancy. If, during the time period specified above, the occupancy of the dwelling unit for which the rental permit has been issued transfers from one tenant to another ("transfer of occupancy"), the issued rental permit shall expire and the owner shall be required to obtain a new rental permit. The owner shall have two weeks after the transfer of the occupancy of the dwelling unit in which to apply for a new rental permit. If an owner fails to notify the Building Official of a transfer of occupancy within two weeks, the rental permit for the dwelling unit in which the occupancy has changed shall be deemed revoked and the owner shall be required to apply for a new rental permit or be subject to the penalties contained in § 123.09 herein. A submitted application and payment of fees by an owner for the renewal of a rental permit shall operate as authority for the owner to rent the dwelling unit for which the renewal application has been made, until such time as the Building Official denies or issues a subsequent rental permit. An owner will not be required to pay a fee for transfer of occupancy for a specific dwelling unit if a prior rental permit has been issued for the dwelling unit within the previous 180 days.
(Ord. 15-2008, passed 4-2-08; Am. Ord. 15-2012, passed 3-21-12; Am. Ord. 24-2017, passed 6-7-17; Am. Ord. 41-2020, passed 11-18-20)