Bill No. 20-23 Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 & Replacing Article 14 Titled Rental Safety Verification Program

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includes transfers of ownership between corporations or other legal entities even where there is identical ownership interest in the acquiring legal entity as in the previous legal entity. (b) The new owner shall have thirty (30) days from the date the rental unit was transferred to the new owner to file with the Department the required owner information and agent information , if applicable , and failure to do so may result in a penalty of $250.00 . Sec.6-86. Penalties and fees. (a) There is no fee for the initial inspection and the first reinspection. (b) There may be a $100.00 fee for the second reinspection per rental unit and the fee of $200.00 for each reinspection per rental unit thereafter. (c) There may be a $100.00 fee for each rental unit for the failure to meet the Inspector for a scheduled inspection. (d) The owner of record will be notified by first-class mail before a penalty may be issued in accordance with Indiana Code 36-1-20-6 . Penalties may be imposed as follows: ( 1) A $250.00 penalty per week for a rental unit that has not been inspected or certified. (2) A $300.00 penalty per week for a rental unit that has an expired certification , whether posted or not. (3) A $250.00 penalty for the removal of signage identifying the rental unit as not in compliance with the Rental Safety Verification Program (RSVP) may be imposed for each incident of removal. ( 4) A $500.00 penalty for the removal of a condemned notice from the rental unit may be imposed for each incident of removal. (5) A $500 .00 penalty the first week of occupancy in a condemned structure . After the first week , the penalty doubles each week thereafter until a maximum of $7 ,500 .00 per week. (6) A penalty of not less than $500.00 dollars or more than $2 ,500.00 dollars per day may be imposed for failure to comply with a stop work order. (7) A $250.00 penalty for failing to file with the Department the required owner information and agent information, if applicable , within thirty (30) days from the date the rental unit was transferred to the new owner. (e) The fees and penaltie s imposed under this section shall be enforced through the City 's Ordinance Violations Bureau as prescribed in Chapter 2, Article 19 of the South Bend Municipal Code, with all due process or appeal rights as afforded thereunder, and do not prohibit or restrict the enforcement for violations under other applicable ordinances, state or federal laws. (f) Penalties and fees received from the Rental Safety Verification Program shall be deposited into the Rental Units Regulation Fund , Fund No. 221 , as that fund is further