O98-38ORDINANCE NO. 098 -,~g
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
AMENDING CHAPTER 13 LICENSES, BY
AMENDING SECTION 13 -4 CLASSIFICATION AND
FEE SCHEDULE TO CREATE A NEW
CLASSIFICATION ENTITLED "6514 - RENTAL
PROPERTIES, FOUR (4) UNITS
INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY
RENTALS"; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY, CODIFICATION
EFFECTIVE DATE.
OR LESS,
RESIDENTIAL
CONFLICTS,
AND AN
WHEREAS, upon recommendation of staff, the City Commission of the
City of Boynton Beach has deemed it to be in the best interests of the citizens
and residents of the City of Boynton Beach to amend Chapter 13, Section 13-4
Classification and fees schedule to include rental properties, four units or less,
including single family residential rental properties;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Chapter 13, Section 13-4 is hereby amended by adding the
words and figures in underlined, as follows:
6514. Rental property four (4) units or less, including single
family residential rentals $3.50 per room,
$32.00 minimum
Licensing Procedure:
Every rental unit used for residential living purposes in the
City must be licensed. This includes rental property four units
or less, includinq single family residential rentals,
condominiums, and mobile homes.
Licenses are issued for a period of twelve months, from
October 1st to the following September 30th. They must be
renewed annually. To avoid renewal late fees. rental license
fees are payable by October 1st. After January 30th, late
renewals require a Code Compliance (interior and exterior)
inspection of the property.
Whenever a rental property is sold or otherwise changes
ownership, the new owner must do the following:
1) Apply for a new rental license;
2) Schedule an inspection of the rental with the Code
Compliance Division.
If the inspection process should reveal Zoning, Building,
Housing or Fire Code violations, they must b corrected and a
re-inspection made by the appropriate department. The owner
is given adequate time to correct any violations. All violations
must be corrected before occupancy will be approved.
Any .property that has been found in violation by a code
compliance board of the City shall be required to be inspected
after six (6) months from the date of the hearing, and again at
twelve (12) months after the date of the hearing in which the
property was found to be in violation.
The owner of a property that has been found to be in violation
by a code compliance board of the City shall be required to
pay an inspection fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each
of the inspections required. The required inspection fees shall
be included as part of the administrative costs assessed by
the City and shall be included in any liens filed by the City.
NOTE: Fees may change from time to time by Ordinance of
the City Commission. The application and information forms
for rental licenses are available at the Licensing Division of
City Hall, 100 East Boynton Beach Boulevard. It should be
noted that post office boxes are not acceptable addresses for
mailing purposes, and actual street addresses are required on
the application.
DESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT: No license shall be
issued by the City for a rental dwelling located on a rental
premises unless the applicant therefor designates in writinq to
the City the name, address, and local telephone number of the
owner or resident agent to receive service of notice of
violation of this Code. The owner may designate as his or her
resident agent any natural person eighteen (18) years of age or
older who is customarily present at a business location within
the City for the purposes of' transacting business, or who
actually resides within the City. An owner may change his or
her designation of a resident by notifying the City in writing of
the name, address, and local telephone number of the person
designated by the owner to replace the previous resident
agent. Any notice of violation or legal process which has been
delivered or served Upon the previous resident ao. ent prior to
the receipt of the City of notice of change of the resident a_oent
shall be deemed effective service. It shall be the sole
responsibility of the oWner to appoint a reliable resident agent
and to inform the resident agent of his correct mailing
address. Failure to do so shall be no defense to a violation of
this Code. No owner shall designate as a resident agent any
person who does not expressly comply with the provisions of
this section. The owner or the resident agent shall be deemed
to be the "violator" as the term is used in Section 162.06(2.),
Florida Statutes. Service of notice of the resident agent shall
be. deemed service of notice of the owner, tenant and violator.
Section 2 Each and every other Section of Chapter 13. Licenses not
herein specifically amended shall remain in full force and effect as previously
enacted.
Section 3.
All laws and ordinances applying to the City of Boynton
Section 4. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any
portion thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section 5.. Authority is hereby given to codify this Ordinance.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall become effective October 1, 1998.
FIRST READING this ,~ day of September, 1998.
Beach in conflict with any prowsions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this /.~ day of September,
1998.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATTEST:
erk
Mayor Pro Tem
C~missioner
Commissioner