§ 117.01. PERMIT REQUIRED.

(A)

No person, company or other entity may offer to or lease, sublease, rent, license, sublicense or have any other arrangement allowing occupancy of any residential units unless a landlord permit is obtained or in existence for the units. All oral rental arrangements shall be included within the scope of this Section, but the operation of a hotel shall not be included in this Section (any building which fits the definition of hotel but also fits the definition of another use which requires a landlord permit shall be interpreted to require a landlord permit), nor shall any facility licensed by the State as a Group Home or Community Residential Home or Assisted Living Facility. Whenever Chapter 117 refers to "lease(s)", "leased", "rent(s)", or "rented", it shall hereinafter include leases, subleases, rentals, licenses, sublicenses and all other arrangements for the occupancy of property.

(B)

A separate permit shall be required for each leased unit. However, where a building contains a number of leased units under the same owner, or where a number of different owners in one building authorize the same person or company to act as their agent for the purposes of applying for a permit, a single permit may be obtained for all qualifying units within a single building which are under the same owner or agent, provided that the permit fee is paid for each individual unit. Any such permit issued by the City for residential unit(s) being leased for the first time shall be conditioned upon the applicant providing the City's Director of Community Improvement or his/her designee a current copy of all leases, subleases and/or agreements to occupy the building or unit(s) therein and providing updated copies of all leases, subleases and/or agreements to occupy the building or unit(s) therein within thirty (30) days of any changes. In the event of an oral agreement between the parties instead of a written lease, the terms of these agreements shall be reduced to writing, specifically including, but not limited to, duration of the lease term and number of tenants, such information to be provided to the City at the time of application and within thirty (30) days of any modification thereof. Any such permit being renewed by the City shall be conditioned upon the applicant providing to the City's Director of Community Improvement or his/her designee all required information with the application. Nothing in this Section shall require a permit for any unit enrolled in Federal housing programs or under Federal [Department of] Housing and Urban Development general supervision.

(C)

Leased residential dwelling units seeking such permits shall be limited to four (4) vehicles per dwelling unit, for which residential parking stickers may be obtained, provided that, upon good cause shown, specifically including availability of garage space, additional parking stickers may be issued by the Community Improvement Director, if the additional stickers will not affect the quality of the neighborhoods.

(Ord. No. 80-87, passed 10/13/87; Am. Ord. No. 81-94, passed 10/18/94; Ord. No. 30-09, § 1, passed 7/7/09; Ord. No. 08-12, § 1, passed 2/21/12; Ord. No. 31-12, § 1, passed 11/20/12)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 175.99.