Peoria Heights ARTICLE A. RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRATION CODE § 9-8A-3

A. Registration Statement Required: Except as otherwise provided in this section, every owner of rental property whether vacant or occupied, shall annually file a registration statement with the housing inspector on forms provided by the housing inspector. Registration statements must be filed prior to the commencement of each registration period, unless ownership or control of a given rental property is transferred, in which case the new owner shall register within thirty (30) days of said transfer as provided in subsection D of this section. The registration period for the calendar year during which this article is adopted shall commence on the effective date of this article and end on December 31 of that year.


B. Registration Exemptions: An owner of an owner occupied single- family residential unit or a vacant single family residential unit not intended to be rented is exempt from the registration of the residential unit. However, such an owner shall at the request of the housing inspector file a sworn statement with such inspector attesting to the status of the residential unit as an owner-occupied residence or as a vacant residential unit that is not intended to be rented.


C. Structures Not Required To Register: Registration of the following structures is not required:


1. Owner occupied single-family homes and that portion of a duplex or multifamily structure occupied by the owner.


2. Owner occupied condominiums.


3. Hotels and motels.


4. Nursing homes.


5. Rooming houses (excluding structures with transient occupancy rental units-all structures with transient occupancy rental units must be registered).


6. Bed and breakfast establishments.


D. Transfer Of Ownership: The new owner of a rental property shall file a registration statement within thirty (30) days of transfer of ownership. Any fee paid by the prior owner shall apply for the new owner until the end of the year during which the sale occurred.


E. Registration Information: The registration statement shall include:


1. The address of the rental property.


2. The type of building, number of units in the rental property, and the address of each residential rental unit.


3. The name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of the owner of the rental property.


4. If the owner of the rental property is a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, land trust or other legal entity, the registration statement shall contain the name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of each person or entity having more than a five percent (5%) interest in such entity and of the manager or other person responsible for maintenance of the property.


5. The name, street address, mailing address and telephone number of the person designated to receive notices prescribed by this article. The identity and contact information for the person designated to receive notices is presumed to be correct in the absence of a revised registration statement providing alternate information.


F. Additional Information: The housing inspector may, at any time, require additional relevant information from the owner to clarify or verify information in the registration statement.


G. Fee Required: Upon the filing of a registration statement, the owner shall pay a fee as provided in section 9-8A-10 of this article. Registration statements are not completed or filed unless accompanied by the required fee. Registrations filed after January 1 of the registration period shall be assessed a late fee in the amount provided in section 9-8A-10 of this article in addition to any other fines or penalties provided in this article.


H. Signing The Registration Statement: All registration statements must be signed by either the owner or the manager. The person signing the registration statement shall be deemed to have certified that he/she has personal knowledge that the statements contained in the form are true and correct.


I. Registration Required To Rent: It is unlawful to rent any residential rental unit unless a current registration statement for that unit has been filed as required by this section. (Ord. 2018-1561, 6-19-2018; amd. Ord. 2021-1656, 7-6-2021)