"Manager/owner"
as used in this chapter means any person, firm, or corporation having personal management or control of real estate containing dwelling unit(s) whether as legal or equitable owner or as a managing agent of such real estate located within the boundaries of the city of Waterford.
"Dwelling unit"
as defined by Section 17.06.215 and shall also be interpreted to be "housing unit".
"Premises"
as used in this ordinance means real estate on which dwelling unit(s) are placed.
"Criminal housing manager"
means and includes all of the following:
1 
Any manager/owner who is convicted three or more times, in a twelve-month period after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, of any one, or any combination, of the following violations of the Waterford Municipal Code, where all of the convictions pertain to action or non-action involving the same premises, and shall be subsequently convicted a fourth time within the same time period for one of the following violations of the Waterford Municipal Code and is found to have knowingly permitted the physical condition or facilities on the premises to become or remain in a condition which endangers the health and safety of its tenants or the general public shall be adjudged to be a "criminal housing manager."
a. 
Any section pertaining to provisions related to the current edition of the Uniform Housing Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials.
b. 
Any of the following chapters of the Health and Safety Title of the Waterford Municipal Code:
i. 
Nuisance, Chapter 8.12; or
ii. 
Garbage and Refuse, Chapter 8.04; or
iii. 
Drug Paraphernalia, Chapter 8.18; or
iv. 
Sidewalk Obstructions, Chapter 8.20; or
v. 
Noise Control, Chapter 8.22.
c. 
Section 5.20.010 pertaining to the responsibility of property owners under Chapter 5.20 Gambling and Unlawful Games of the Waterford Municipal Code pertaining to gambling; or
d. 
Section 15.40.020 of the Waterford Municipal Code regarding the duties and responsibilities of a manager/owner.
(Ord. 95-08 §1, 1995)
A. 
It shall be the duty and the responsibility of a manager/owner to maintain dwelling unit(s) and premises in a safe and sanitary condition in compliance with provisions of the Waterford Municipal Code.
B. 
It is unlawful for any manager/owner, after being notified in writing by the Waterford police department, to knowingly allow or to have knowledge of, and make no attempt to prohibit the commission on the premises of offenses pertaining to illegal narcotics activity.
C. 
It is unlawful for any manager/owner to knowingly allow or to have knowledge of, and make no attempt to prohibit the commission on the premises of offenses pertaining to the following Waterford Municipal Code violations:
1. 
Public nuisance;
2. 
Abandoned vehicles;
3. 
Trespass;
4. 
Loitering;
5. 
Unnecessary noise;
6. 
Trash/garbage;
7. 
Unlawful fames.
D. 
The manager/owner will be given the opportunity to be heard at a specified date and time at the city of Waterford police department with the stated purpose of the hearing to give the manager/owner the opportunity to demonstrate that: (1) the notice was issued on insufficient grounds, (2) the manager/owner had been mistakenly identified as the cause of the nuisance activity, or (3) that the nuisance does not exist and therefore no adverse action should be taken. A decision made by the police chief may be appealed by interesting party to the city council by writing within five days of the chief's decision.
(Ord. 95-08 §1, 1995)
Any manager/owner found guilty of a violation of subsection B or C at Section 15.40.020 shall be fined no less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for each occurrence.
(Ord. 95-08 §1, 1995)
Upon finding by the Waterford chief building official that any dwelling unit, in relation to which a conviction under this Section 15.40.020 has occurred, is no longer safe for habitation and is a dangerous building, the chief building official may declare that building to be a dangerous and unsafe building. The chief building official may commence abatement proceedings consistent with the requirements for abatement actions as set forth in the State Housing Law, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Section 48 et seq. Said procedure may result in an order requiring removal of garbage, debris, hazardous, noxious or unhealthy substances and requiring repairs to be made and to put the building in a safe and sanitary condition, to cause reimbursement to the city of all costs by the owner associated with action taken by the city, including all court costs and attorneys' fees and authorizing the placement of a lien against the premises involved for payment of such costs.
(Ord. 95-08 §1, 1995)