SEC. 165.10. JUST CAUSE ENFORCEMENT FEE.

(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 188,468, Eff. 1/27/25.)

A. For each rental unit subject to this chapter, a landlord shall pay an annual registration fee of $31.05 (the “Just Cause Enforcement Fee”). The Just Cause Enforcement Fee shall be due on the first day of January of each year and is deemed late if received after the last day of February. A landlord who fails to pay the Just Cause Enforcement Fee by the last day of February is deemed delinquent and shall pay a penalty in an amount determined by the Department at its sole discretion.

B. No landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit subject to this chapter without first doing all of the following: (1) procuring a valid annual registration statement for the Department for the subject property by paying the Just Cause Enforcement Fee plus any penalty for late payment, if applicable: and (2) serving on the tenant a copy of the valid registration statement or posting a copy of the registration statement in a conspicuous place at the subject property.

C. If the Department, in its judgment, determines that good cause exists for a landlord’s failure to timely pay the Just Cause Enforcement Fee in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Department may waive the penalties or fines required by this section. The Department may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.