[Amended 6-23-1992 by Ord. No. 41-1992; 5-25-1999 by L.L. No. 28-1999; 11-27-2001 by Ord. No.
21-2001]
A. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any owner, managing agent or person in possession or charge of a rental dwelling unit, apartment, tenement, or dwelling to let or allow the occupancy of said unit without having obtained, prior to said rental, occupancy or re-occupancy, a residential occupancy permit. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any owner, managing agent or person in possession or charge of a transient occupancy unit to let or allow occupancy of said unit without having obtained an annual operating permit as set forth in §
215-8 of this chapter. It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with a violation order issued by the Department of Code Enforcement pursuant to this chapter. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any occupant of a rental dwelling unit, apartment or tenement to violate any of the provisions of this chapter relating to said occupancy.
B. Upon conviction, every owner, managing agent, or person
in possession or charge of a rental dwelling unit, apartment, tenement,
or transient occupancy dwelling who shall fail to comply with the
provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of between $100
and $250 or up to 15 days in jail or up to 50 hours of community service,
or any combination thereof, for the first offense; a fine of between
$200 and $500 or up to 15 days in jail or up to 100 hours of community
service, or any combination thereof, for the second offense committed
within three years of the first offense; and a fine of between $500
and $1,000 or up to 15 days in jail or up to 150 hours of community
service, or any combination thereof, for a third or subsequent offense
committed within three years of the first offense. Each day that a
violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense, however continuing
violations under the same facts shall not be counted as subsequent
violations for the purpose of enhanced penalties.
[Amended 1-24-2006 by Ord. No. 1-2006]
C. Failure to comply with a violation order to remedy or abate shall subject the person served with the order to the penalties contained in §
152-7D of this Code for failure to comply with a lawful order of the Code Enforcement Department.
[Amended 1-24-2006 by Ord. No. 1-2006]
D. Upon conviction, any occupant found to be in violation
of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of up to $250 or up to
15 days in jail or up to 100 hours of community service, or any combination
thereof. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate
offense.