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Ord 892: Rental Licensing Requirements City Council Work Session Initial DRAFT Review; 7-12-22 Page 6 • Lines 338 – 355. Summary Action. This section outlines the special authority given to the Building Official to take immediate actions when an emergency state exists (i.e. hazards affecting the life/health/safety of either tenants or neighboring properties). • Lines 356 – 362. Posted to Prevent Occupancy. This section gives the Building Official the ability to prohibit occupancy to a dwelling unit when it is found to be hazardous or unfit for human habitation. • Lines 363 – 368. No Retaliation. This section makes it a code violation for landlords to take punitive actions against any tenant who makes good faith complaints regarding their unit or building. Existing Section 13-165. • Lines 369 – 371. Falsely Reporting Violations. This section covers the other side of the coin, and makes it a code violation for tenants to make baseless accusations against their landlord. • Lines 372 – 374. Violations. This section classifies violations of licensing standards as a misdemeanor, and each day of violation would constitute a separate offense. • Lines 375 – 378. Rules, Policies, and Procedures. While an earlier section provided the City Manager authority to adopt policies on implementing this Article, this section is a second catch-all that allows Council to take that authority upon themselves and adopted policies and rules via resolution. • Lines 379 – 506. Provisional License – Three or More Units. These are the current provisional license provisions in code with some reorganization for clarity where needed. o Lines 380 – 421: Match Section 13-161(1) in the current code. o Lines 422 – 426: New language stating what a licensee must do when they receive notice that provisional status has been triggered. o Lines 427 – 443: New language stating what must be submitted as part of a provisional license application. o Lines 444 – 452: Revisions to current Section 13-161(4) to be more in-line with Council’s decision making process used in other licensing matters. o Lines 453 – 457: Rewording of Section 13-161(5) in the current code. o Lines 458 – 464: Rewording of Section 13-162 in the current code. o Lines 465 – 467: Match Section 13-163(2) in the current code. o Lines 468 – 472: Rewording of Section 13-163(3) in the current code.