§ 50-247. Registration requirements.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for rent one or more rental housing units, unless:

(1)

Each rental housing unit is registered with the city; and

(2)

The annual registration fee and housing stock fee for the rental property is paid annually for each rental housing unit.

(b)

A rental housing property is registered with the city when the owner of the rental housing property submits the following to the director:

(1)

A completed registration form, provided by the city, that contains the following:

a.

Description of the rental housing property, including, but not limited to, the street address, assessor parcel number, and the type of dwelling (i.e., single-family, duplex, condominium, apartment);

b.

Name, phone number, and address of at least one owner, listed on title, of the rental housing property or if title is held in the name of an entity, the name, phone number, and address of a person authorized to act on behalf of the entity;

c.

Name, phone number, and address of property manager (if any), if different from owner;

d.

Name and address of agent for service of notices and/or process if the owner's or property manager's address is not within California;

e.

Number of residential rental units at each address listed;

f.

Number of buildings at each address listed; and

g.

Any other information as reasonably required by the director;

(2)

The annual registration fee; and

(3)

Any outstanding fees that were previously imposed pursuant to this subdivision or by the city relating to the rental housing property.

(c)

Registration shall be valid for a period of one year or until one of the following circumstances occurs, whichever is sooner:

(1)

The owner fails to notify the rental housing inspection unit of any change in the information submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of the section, within 30 days of such change; or

(2)

The owner fails to pay the annual registration fee and/or housing stock fee.

(Ord. No. 2018-007, § 1, 11-8-2018)