§ 1.24.050. Residential rental units.  


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  • It is declared a public nuisance for any person or entity owning, leasing, renting, occupying, or having charge or possession of any residential dwelling, property or unit(s) in the city to maintain such residential rental dwelling, property or unit(s) in such a manner as to permit his/her/their tenant(s), any member of the tenant's household, their children, their guests, or their visitors while on the premises, to create or permit a violation of Section 1.24.030 of this chapter, or to violate or permit the violation of any house rule or lease provision required pursuant to this chapter.

    A violation of Section 1.24.030 of this chapter, or of any house rule or lease provision required pursuant to this chapter shall include, but shall not be limited to, any criminal or other activity on or near such premises that threatens the health, safety, or right of peaceful enjoyment of the premises of the other residents or adjacent property owners and/or drug related or criminal activity on or near such premises, wherein the owner is aware of the aforesaid violation(s) and fails to take all reasonable action(s) or to make reasonable expenditure(s) to correct the violation(s) within a reasonable period of time, which shall be designated as thirty days after notice. Such violation may, in the city's discretion, be abated pursuant to this chapter, and in addition, pursuant to the procedures for abatement which are conferred upon the city by the Civil Code Section 3493, Code of Civil Procedure Section 731, Health and Safety Code Section 11570-11579, Government Code Section 38733 and other lawful authority.

    Further, any person or entity owning, leasing out, renting out, occupying, or having charge or possession of any residential dwelling, property or unit(s) in the city shall be responsible for the administrative costs or any other costs of the city abating or causing the owner or other person responsible for the property to abate a violation of this chapter. Such costs may be recouped by the city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any other method provided by this code or other provisions of law or statute.

(Ord. No. 852, § 2.A.(Exh. 1), 12-11-2012)