18-18 Amend 1306.43 & 1306.44 Regarding Housing License Requirements

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fined in Section 1306.72 without having been issued a vacant property license as provided for in this section. (d) Required Licenses. (1) A housing license is required for each dwelling unit in a structure. (2) A vacant property license is required for each vacant residential or com- mercial structure. (3) The Building Commissioner or his or her designee (as used in this section, "Building Commissioner ") shall determine at his or her sole discretion the num- ber of dwelling or commercial units existing within a structure. (e) Issuance. The Building Commissioner shall issue the applicable license to each applicant meeting the requirements of this chapter. (f) Scope. A license authorizes a licensee to rent a dwelling unit or a portion of a dwelling unit or permits a property to be maintained in a vacant status. Section 2. Section 1306.44, License Application Form and Fee, of the Codified Ordi- nances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 1306.44 LICENSE APPLICATION FORM AND FEE. (a) In General. An applicant for a housing or vacant property license shall: (1) Submit to the Building Commissioner or his or her designee (as used in this section, "Building Commissioner ") an application on a form prescribed by the Building Commissioner; and (2) Except as provided for in division (a)(3) of this section, in the case of an application for a housing license, certify that the applicant or an agent of the ap- plicant has complied with at least two of the following requirements if the appli- cant has not had a housing license declared null and void pursuant to Section 1306.48: A. That the applicant uses a written rental agreement as defined in Section 5321.01(D) of the Ohio Revised Code; or B. That the applicant uses a reputable tenant screening agency for criminal and eviction background checks; or C. That the applicant or agent of the applicant has within the past two years at- tended a landlord- tenant informational seminar approved by the Building Com- missioner; and (3) In the case of an application for a housing license, if the applicant has had a housing license declared null and void pursuant to Section 1306.48 in the pre- vious two years, certify that the applicant or an agent of the applicant has com- plied with all three of the requirements in Section 1306.44(a)(2) and demon- strate compliance with all outstanding citations or correction notices issued pur- suant to Chapter 1306 and with any outstanding fines or assessments issued pur- suant to Chapter 510; and (4) In the case of an application for a vacant property license, a copy of the declarations page for at least one policy of liability insurance covering the prop- erty and acknowledging that the property is vacant; and the combination to a Knox Box system or such other rapid -entry system of comparable quality au- thorized by the Chief of Fire containing keys necessary to aid the Division of Fire in obtaining access to the structure when responding to calls for an emer- gency service; and (5) Pay to the Building Commissioner the application fee established by this section. (b) Required Application Information. In addition to any other information re- quired on an application form, the application form shall require: (1) The applicant's name and the address of the applicant's principal place of business; and