(A) All owners/landlords/managing agents participating in the voluntary, Crime-free Housing Program shall:
(1) Conduct a U.S. comprehensive criminal search on all prospective tenants and occupants age 18 and over prior to executing a lease or rental agreement. The search must go back at least seven years, including all known addresses, and must also check nationally recognized sex offender registration websites. The owner, landlord or managing agent participating in the voluntary, Crime-free Housing Program may conduct this search, or may have a reputable agency conduct this search, at his, her or its own expense. A fee may be incurred; and
(2) Conduct a U.S. comprehensive criminal search on all persons/occupants, age 18 and over, prior to allowing the person(s)/occupant(s) to be added to the occupancy permit. The search must go back at least seven years, including all known addresses, and must also check nationally recognized sex offender registration websites. The owner, landlord or managing agent participating in the voluntary, Crime-free Housing Program may conduct this search, or may have a reputable agency conduct this search, at his, her or its own expense. A fee may be incurred.
(B) The owner/landlord/managing agent participating in the voluntary, Crime-free Housing Program is required to maintain the U.S. comprehensive criminal search(es) on file as long as the tenant occupies the unit.
(C) Owners, landlords, and/or managing agents may use the U.S. comprehensive criminal search as one factor in determining whether or not to rent to the prospective tenant(s), but it shall not be the only or deciding factor.
(Ord. 1845, passed 11-19-2018; Ord. 1851, passed 2-19-2019)