§ 150.30. Registration required.

A.

An owner or operator shall register, on a registration form that the Department of Neighborhood Assistance shall provide, all rental units that the owner owns, or that the operator operates, no later than January 31 of each year, and upon the completion of transfer of title to a premises or structure with a rental unit.

B.

The registration form shall include information as the Department of Neighborhood Assistance shall determine, including the total number of rental units that the owner owns, or that the operator operates, the number of premises and structures with a rental unit, the address of each premises and structure, the number of rental units on each premises and in each structure, the identification number or letter of all rental units on each premises and in each structure, and information concerning the owner, which shall include:

1.

If the owner is one or more individuals or a sole proprietorship, the owner's name, address, date of birth and phone number;

2.

If the owner is a partnership, the name, address, tax identification number and phone number of the partnership, and the name, address, date of birth and phone number of one of the partners;

3.

If the owner is a corporation, the name, address and phone number of the corporation, the name, address and phone number of the corporation's statutory agent, and the name, address, date of birth, and phone number of one of the officers; and

4.

If the owner is a trust, the name, address and phone number of the trust, and the name, address, date of birth, and phone number of one of the trustees.

C.

If the owner of a rental unit is required to have an operator pursuant to Section 150.50 of this chapter, or if the owner otherwise has an operator that is not the owner, then the registration form shall include, in addition to the information required by subsection B of this section, additional information concerning the operator, as the Department of Neighborhood Assistance shall determine, which shall include:

1.

If the operator is one or more individuals or a sole proprietorship, the operator's name, address, date of birth and phone number;

2.

If the operator is a partnership, the name, address and phone number of the partnership, and the name, address, date of birth and phone number of one of the partners; and

3.

If the operator is a corporation, the name, address and phone number of the corporation, the name and address of the corporation's statutory agent, and the name, address, date of birth, and phone number of one of the officers; and

4.

If the operator is a trust, the name, address and phone number of the trust, and the name, address, date of birth, and phone number of one of the trustees.

D.

Within thirty days of any change of information that is required on a registration form, the owner or operator of a rental unit shall contact the Department of Neighborhood Assistance, in writing, to update the information on the registration form.

E.

No owner or operator shall fail to register, with the Department of Neighborhood Assistance, all rental units that the owner owns or that the operator operates.

F.

No owner or operator of a rental unit shall fail to contact the Department of Neighborhood Assistance, in writing, within thirty days of any change of information that is required on a registration form, to update the information on the registration form.

G.

A registration fee per owner or operator shall be imposed as follows:

1.

Fifteen dollars ($15) per unit, with a maximum fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); and

2.

If a registration form is filed late, an additional late fee of fifteen dollars ($15); and

3.

If the owner or operator becomes the owner or operator of additional rental units between registration periods, a minimum fee of fifteen dollars ($15), with a maximum additional fee, if any, based on the fees established in this subsection.

H.

Money collected under this section shall be used exclusively for Neighborhood Assistance including the Housing Division.

I.

A registration form shall be valid for the current calendar year, unless:

1.

False or incomplete information is furnished to the Department of Neighborhood Assistance in the registration form; or

2.

A transfer of title to a rental unit has been completed.

J.

No person, including an operator, owner, purchaser, escrow agent, real estate agent, or realtor, shall participate in a transfer of title to, or disperse proceeds from a transfer of title to, a premises without having in escrow with the escrow agent handling the transfer of title to the premises, a copy of a registration form completed by the purchaser of the premises, or a statement from the purchaser that the premises contains only one dwelling unit, and will be occupied by the purchaser for one year after the transfer of title. The escrowed document shall be forwarded to the Department of Neighborhood Assistance upon the transfer of title.

(Ord. 708-1997; Ord. 769-1996)

(Ord. 14-2010; Ord. 380-2011; Ord. 210-2012; Ord. 415-2016)