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Chapter 41 — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL UNIT CONVERSION AND DEMOLITION

SEC. 41.22. REPORT OF RESIDENTIAL HOTEL STATUS PRIOR TO SALE OR TRANSFER.

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(a) Report of Residential Hotel Status Form. The Department of Building Inspection shall make available a Report of Residential Hotel Status Form. The form shall request information regarding the status of the Residential Hotel’s compliance with this Chapter 41 and provisions of the Building or Housing Codes including:

(1) Residential Hotel Status:

(A) Total number of Residential Units and Tourist Units at the Residential Hotel;

(B) Unit numbers and locations of the Residential and Tourist Units;

C) [1 ] Identification of currently occupied Residential Units and their current rent rates;

(D) For vacant Residential Units, the last date when a Permanent Resident occupied the units and the rent rate when last occupied; and

(E) Date of last Annual Unit Usage Report.

(2) Property Status:

(A) Date of last inspection by the Department of Building Inspection;

(B) Notices of Violations, Abatement Orders, or any other Department of Building Inspection, Fire Department, or Department of Public Health enforcement actions within the last five years; and

(C) Disabled access features installed on the property.

(3) Such other information, if any, regarding compliance with this Chapter 41 and the Building or Housing Codes, as the Department of Building Inspection, in its discretion, decides to request on the form.

(b) Process for Obtaining Report of Residential Hotel Status. An owner or authorized agent seeking to sell or exchange a Residential Hotel shall complete and submit a Report of Residential Hotel Status Form to the Department of Building Inspection. The Department of Building Inspection shall evaluate the information in the form, verify information that corresponds with the Department’s records, and identify and annotate any information on the form that is inconsistent with the Department’s Records. The Department shall complete its review and issue the verified and annotated form as the Report of Residential Hotel Status within 10 business days of receiving the completed form. A Report of Residential Hotel Status shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issuance, and shall contain therein the dates of issuance and expiration.

(c) Disclosure of Report of Residential Hotel Status to Buyer or Transferee. Starting 10 business days following the effective date of this Section 4.22, in addition to any applicable requirements in Chapter 3.5 of the Housing Code, prior to the sale or exchange of ownership for any Residential Hotel, the owner thereof, or their authorized agent, shall deliver a Department of Building Inspection-approved Report of Residential Hotel Status to the buyer or transferee of said Residential Hotel.

(d) Receipt of Report of Residential Hotel Status. Within 30 days of purchasing or otherwise receiving title to a Residential Hotel, the buyer or transferee shall file with the Department of Building Inspection, a receipt of Report of Residential Hotel Status, on a form furnished by said Department.

(Added by Ord. 99-19, File No. 170416, App. 5/24/2019, Eff. 6/24/2019)

(Former Sec. 41.22 added by Ord. 121-90, App. 4/12/90; redesignated as Sec. 41.23 by Ord. 99-19, File No. 170416, App. 5/24/2019, Eff. 6/24/2019; redesignated as Sec. 41.24 by Ord. 36-23, File No. 220815, App. 3/24/2023, Eff. 4/24/2023)

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 99-19.

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  26. Chapter 12D — MINORITY/WOMEN/LOCAL BUSINESS UTILIZATION
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  61. Chapter 20 — SOCIAL SERVICES
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  74. Chapter 22C — PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS
  75. Chapter 22D — OPEN DATA POLICY
  76. Chapter 22E — CITY-OWNED FIBER-OPTIC FACILITIES
  77. Chapter 22G — OFFICE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
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  81. Chapter 23 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS
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  85. Chapter 24B — RELOCATION APPEALS BOARD
  86. Chapter 25 — STREET LIGHTING
  87. Chapter 26 — [RESERVED]
  88. Chapter 27 — HEALTHY NAIL SALON RECOGNITION PROGRAM
  89. Chapter 28 — ADMINISTRATIVE DEBARMENT PROCEDURE
  90. Chapter 29 — FINDINGS OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FEASIBILITY
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  93. Chapter 30 — CENTRALIZATION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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  95. Chapter 32 — RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM
  96. Chapter 33 — COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
  97. Chapter 33A — LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVE…
  98. Chapter 34 — NOTIFICATION TO ASSESSOR CONCERNING ZONING RECLAS…
  99. Chapter 35 — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL AND PDR COMPATIBILITY AND PROTE…
  100. Chapter 36 — COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS AREA PLANS AND PROGRAMS
  101. Chapter 37 — RESIDENTIAL RENT STABILIZATION AND ARBITRATION OR…
  102. Chapter 37A — RENT STABILIZATION AND ARBITRATION FEE
  103. Chapter 37B — MIDTOWN PARK APARTMENTS
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  108. ▸ Chapter 41 — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL UNIT CONVERSION AND DEMOLITION
    Overview
    1. SEC. 41.1. TITLE.
    2. SEC. 41.2. PURPOSE.
    3. SEC. 41.3. FINDINGS.
    4. SEC. 41.4. DEFINITIONS.
    5. SEC. 41.5. APPLICABILITY OF THIS CHAPTER.
    6. SEC. 41.6. INITIAL STATUS DETERMINATION.
    7. SEC. 41.7. STATEMENTS OF EXEMPTION; APPLICABILITY OF THIS CHAP…
    8. SEC. 41.8. REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
    9. SEC. 41.9. RECORDS OF USE.
    10. SEC. 41.10. ANNUAL UNIT USAGE REPORT.
    11. SEC. 41.11. ADMINISTRATION.
    12. SEC. 41.12. PERMIT TO CONVERT.
    13. SEC. 41.13. ONE-FOR-ONE REPLACEMENT.
    14. SEC. 41.14. MANDATORY DENIAL OF PERMIT TO CONVERT.
    15. SEC. 41.15. APPROVAL AND ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO CONVERT.
    16. SEC. 41.16. APPEAL OF DENIAL OR APPROVAL OF PERMIT TO CONVERT.
    17. SEC. 41.17. RIGHTS OF PERMANENT RESIDENTS.
    18. SEC. 41.18. DEMOLITION.
    19. SEC. 41.19. TEMPORARY CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY.
    20. SEC. 41.20. UNLAWFUL CONVERSION; REMEDIES; FINES.
    21. SEC. 41.21. ANNUAL REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL HOTEL STATUS.
    22. SEC. 41.22. REPORT OF RESIDENTIAL HOTEL STATUS PRIOR TO SALE O…
    23. SEC. 41.23. AMORTIZATION.
    24. SEC. 41.24. CONSTRUCTION.
  109. Chapter 41A — RESIDENTIAL UNIT CONVERSION AND DEMOLITION
  110. Chapter 41B — COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ACT
  111. Chapter 41C — TIME-SHARE CONVERSION ORDINANCE
  112. Chapter 41D — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL VISITOR POLICIES
  113. Chapter 41E — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL MAIL RECEPTACLE ORDINANCE
  114. Chapter 41F
  115. Chapter 41G — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL COVID-19 PROTECTIONS
  116. Chapter 41H — [EXPIRED]
  117. Chapter 42 — INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
  118. Chapter 43 — MUNICIPAL FINANCE LAW
  119. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS SEC. 43.1.1. TITLE.
  120. Title 2 — FINANCING RESIDENCES SEC. 43.1.7. LOANS FOR RESIDENC…
  121. Title 3 — BONDS
  122. Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
  123. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS SEC. 43.2.1. TITLE.
  124. Title 2 — FINANCING FACILITIES
  125. Title 3 — BONDS SEC. 43.2.17. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
  126. Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS SEC. 43.2.27. LIBERAL CONSTR…
  127. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 43.10.1. TITLE.
  128. Title 2 — PROVISIONS RELATING TO FORMATION OF DISTRICTS SEC. 4…
  129. Title 3 — PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS SEC. 43.10.18. ALTERNAT…
  130. Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS SEC. 43.10.22. LIBERAL CONST…
  131. Title 5 — CHANGE PROCEEDINGS SEC. 43.10.26. ALTERNATE PROCEDUR…
  132. Title 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS SEC. 43.15.1. TIT…
  133. Title 2 — RESIDENCES SEC. 43.15.6. LOANS TO QUALIFIED 501(c)(3…
  134. Title 3 — BONDS SEC. 43.15.15. ISSUANCE OF BONDS; LOANS TO QUA…
  135. Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS SEC. 43.15.25. LIBERAL CONST…

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