(A) Registration required. All owners of rental dwellings shall annually register the rental property with the city on an application in a form provided by the city. At the time an application is filed, a registration fee of $150 shall be paid in full.
(B) Annual registration. The annual registration date shall be January 1 of each year. In the year the ordinance codified herein is enacted (the year 2012), registration and payment is required no later than May 1, 2012.
(C) Registration of new rental dwellings. The owner of a new rental dwelling or of any dwelling newly converted to a rental dwelling shall register the rental dwelling prior to allowing occupancy.
(D) Change in registration information. The owner of a rental dwelling(s) already registered with the city and there is any change in the information of his or her registration, the owner shall re-register within 60 days after any change occurs in registration information, but does not have to pay the $150 registration fee.
(E) Registration of rental dwellings. Application for registration or re-registration shall include:
(1) The address of the rental dwelling;
(2) The number of rental dwelling units;
(3) The name, residence address, business address, business phone number and personal phone number of the owner and/or the local agent, if applicable;
(4) The address where the owner and/or the local agent, if applicable, will accept notices or orders from the city; and
(5) Verification that all state and city taxes levied and assessed against the rental dwelling that are due and payable at the time of the filing of the application have been paid. Delinquencies on such taxes may result in the denial of an application for registration or re-registration under this section.
(F) Inaccurate or incomplete registration information. It shall be a violation of this chapter for an owner to provide inaccurate information for the registration or re-registration of rental dwellings or to fail to provide information required by the application.
(G) Designation of local agent. If the owner of a rental dwelling, or a responsible member or officer of the owner, does not reside within 60 miles of the city, the owner shall designate a responsible local agent who shall be legally responsible for operating such rental dwelling in compliance with this chapter, this code of ordinances, and other applicable laws or regulations. All official notices may be served on the responsible local agent, and any notice so served shall be deemed to have been served upon the owner of record.
(H) More than one owner or ownership entity. Where more than one person has an ownership interest, the required information shall be provided for each owner. In those cases in which the owner is not a person, the information required for registration shall be provided for the organization owning the rental dwelling and for the president, general manager, director(s), partner(s), executor, trustee(s), or other chief executive officer(s) of the organization.
(Ord. 3, Series 2011-2012, passed 1-3-2012) Penalty, see § 113.99