§ 7.02.002. Registration requirement; registration statement.

A.

Registration. The responsible party shall register each vacant premises as defined in Section 7.02.001 with the Department pursuant to the timeframes provided herein.

1.

Responsible party. A property owner shall file, or cause to be filed, a registration statement for each vacant premises within ten (10) days of such premises being vacant for ninety (90) consecutive days.

2.

Mortgagee. When a mortgagor has been determined to be in default of a mortgage by a mortgagee, the mortgagee shall determine whether such property is vacant. The mortgagee's duty to determine whether the premises become vacant shall continue as long as the mortgagor remains in default. Within ten (10) days of the premises becoming vacant, the mortgagee shall file, or cause to be filed, a registration statement.

3.

If multiple vacant premises exist on one (1) property, the responsible party may include all vacant premises on one (1) registration statement.

B.

Registration statement. Registration shall be made on a form provided by the Department and shall include: the street address and tax parcel number of the vacant premises, the name(s) and address(es) of all owners, the type of business organization of the owner(s), and any other information deemed necessary. If the owner is an entity represented by an authorized agent, the name, mailing address, street address (if different from the mailing address), business phone number, facsimile number and email address of the registered agent, in addition to any other information deemed necessary by the Department, shall be required. Mortgagees shall also include the name and telephone number, facsimile number and email address for a direct contact with the mortgagee and the name and twenty-four (24) hour contact phone number for the property management company that will be responsible for the security and maintenance of the property.

C.

Duty to amend. It is the duty of the responsible party to update the registration statement with the Department within thirty (30) days upon occurrence of a change in registration information during the course of any registration period. Failure to timely amend a registration statement shall be considered a violation and be subject to a ten dollar ($10.00) per day penalty.

(Ord. No. 17-033 , § 1, 5-9-2017)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 17-033 , § 1, adopted May 9, 2017, amended Section 7.02.002 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, Section 7.02.002 pertained to registration statement, fees, exceptions and duty to amend registration statement, and derived from Ord. No. 14-117, § 1, adopted February 3, 2015, and Ord. No. 15-111, § 1, adopted December 8, 2015.