§ 18-57. Fee and certificate required.

(a)

Occupational tax. All owners of multi-family rental dwellings or multi-family rental units within the city that receive income for use of four or more such dwellings or units and meet the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-13-5 for having a location or office within the city (i) shall be subject to an occupation tax as provided in chapter 68 — Taxation, of the Riverdale Code of Ordinances, and (ii) shall provide to the city, prior to December 30, 2015, a code compliance certificate covering 100 percent of the multi-family rental units within the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the code compliance certification. Said code compliance certificate shall be certified by the owner and the certified building inspector that all units inspected are in compliance with those standards contained in the code compliance certificate and inspection report as published by the building safety division. New multi-family rental dwellings or multi-family rental units are exempt from the interior evaluation requirements described herein, provided proper permits are obtained from the city, for two years after the date of the certificate of occupancy issued by the city.

(b)

Inspection. Upon initial inspection of such dwellings or units, should a certified building inspector determine that further work is necessary to comply with the minimum standards set forth herein, an acceptable plan shall be submitted to the building official outlining the time and scope of work necessary to bring the units into compliance. If such plan is accepted by the building official as reasonable and justified, an extension may be granted for up to one year for completion of repairs and compliance with this section. No extension shall be granted if life safety issues are involved and any such units shall not be leased until brought into compliance. Failure to comply with the accepted plan shall be a violation of this section and is subject to those penalties contained in chapter 18 of the Riverdale Code of Ordinances.

(c)

Compliance certificate. After submission of the initial code compliance certificate, each owner shall submit a code compliance certificate annually, between September 1 and September 30, with their occupational tax certificate renewal. Such subsequent code compliance certificate shall cover at least 25 percent of the units, provided all units shall be inspected, at a minimum, every four years. All units inspected shall be listed individually on the code compliance certificate submitted to the city by the certified building inspector. Furthermore, exterior and common area inspections shall cover at least 50 percent of the buildings, provided all buildings shall be inspected, at a minimum, every two years. All units inspected shall be listed individually and submitted to the city by the certified building inspector.

(d)

Written record of inspection. Each owner and certified building inspector shall keep a written record of all inspections for each unit including the date of the inspection, items inspected and all violations, if any, observed. Such records shall be presented to the city within ten business days after such request is made in writing to the inspector. Failure to provide such records shall nullify the code compliance certificate for those units.

( Ord. No. 3-A-2015 , § 1(Exh. A), 4-27-15; Ord. No. 11-2016 , § 1, 7-11-16)