(a)
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety
and welfare of residents, to protect a diverse housing stock from
deterioration and to accomplish the foregoing at the lowest cost to
owners and occupants in order to keep housing costs as low as reasonably
possible in a manner consistent with compliance with this Code.
(b)
The Common Council finds and declares that the registration
of rental property is intended to and will ensure the protection of
persons and property in all existing residential rental structures
and on all premises required to be registered under this article;
and will ensure that rental property owners and prospective rental
property owners are informed of and adhere to Code provisions governing
the use and maintenance of rental properties, including provisions
limiting the maximum occupancy for which a rental dwelling unit can
be certified.
Except as hereinafter provided, this article shall apply to
every two-family dwelling (including owner-occupied) rental dwelling
unit, dwelling unit and premises (including one-family dwellings)
that is leased, rented, let, assigned or otherwise classified as a
rental property, with or without valuable consideration, by an owner-occupant,
an absentee owner or a legal agent on behalf of the owner.
