It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate or cause to be operated either as owner, lessee, agent or in any other capacity within the city any rental housing, as defined in § 116.01, without having first obtained a license to do so as hereafter provided. It shall be unlawful for an owner, designated agent or operator, after notice has been sent by first class mail, to continue operation of a rental dwelling unit without submitting an application for a license under this chapter, along with the necessary fee. Inspection of a rental dwelling shall be done prior to issuance of an initial rental housing license, prior to rental housing license renewal, and upon a rental housing tenant's filing of a complaint with the city of rental housing conditions that are subject to the standards herein.
(`86 Code, § 4.93) (Am. Ord. 705, passed 10-7-97; Am. Ord. 803, passed 8-20-02; Am. Ord. 937, passed 11-20-07) Penalty, see § 116.99