§ 7-203. Registration fee.

(a)

All landlords or entities who have rental property within the city are required to register their property(ies) before the property is rented.

(b)

The full registration fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per rental unit shall be due upon registration. Regardless of when the rental property is initially registered, registration shall expire on September 30 of each year. Registration renewal, as set forth in section 7-204 herein below, shall be due on October 1 of each year. Prior to October 1 of each year, the department of development services shall mail an invoice for registration renewal to the owner at the address given on the annual registration application.

(c)

If the annual registration is not paid within ninety (90) days after October 1, a citation will be issued requiring mandatory court appearance requesting revocation of the certificate of occupancy for each unit, payment of all due rental fees and the imposition of a penalty of five-hundred dollars ($500.00).

(d)

[For] new rental properties that are established after October 1, fees will be prorated for the actual months of rental use.

(e)

If the department of development services determines that property has been rented without having been registered, a penalty of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) will be assessed and the fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per rental unit.

(Ord. of 11-1-11(2), § 1; Ord. of 1-22-2013, § 2; Ord. of 9-19-2017(1) )