Macomb — Ch. 13 Housing § 13-5

(a) Every owner shall pay an annual registration fee as set forth in the city fee schedule ( section 24-14 ) for every dwelling unit required to be registered under this article on or before December 31 st .
(b) Every owner of a fraternity/sorority house shall pay an annual registration fee as set forth in the city fee schedule ( section 24-14 ).
(c) The following premises are exempted from the payment of the fee provided in subsection (a):
(1) Owner-occupied single-family dwellings.
(2) Nursing home facilities properly licensed as such by the state.
(3) Hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments.
(d) Failure to register as required shall result in the assessment of a late fee for each unregistered dwelling unit as set forth in the city fee schedule. The city fee schedule is contained at section 24-14 .
(e) Failure to register a property for any calendar year shall be evidence that the owner has abandoned any and all existing legal nonconformities for such property and said property shall thereafter be considered a newly established rental property under all applicable sections of the Municipal Code.
(f) If a new rental is registered after July 1, the owner shall pay only half of the registration fee for the remaining calendar year.
(g) If an owner or rental representative fails to show up for a scheduled inspection without at least 24-hour prior notice or valid mitigating circumstances, rental registration fees shall be doubled.
(h) If landlord/owner fails to properly register a rental property/unit within 30 days of assuming ownership, or fails to have such unit inspected as provided in this article, the owner shall be fined as set forth in the city fee schedule ( section 24-14 ).