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SEC. 151.05. REGISTRATION, NOTIFICATION OF TENANTS, POSTING OF NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF FEES.

SEC. 151.05. REGISTRATION, NOTIFICATION OF TENANTS, POSTING OF NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF FEES. (Title Amended by Ord. No. 180,769, Eff. 8/16/09.) A. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,572, Eff. 4/1/83.) On or after July, 1979, no landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit without first procuring and serving on the tenant or displaying in a conspicuous place a valid written registration statement from the Department or its designee. On or after April 30, 1983, no landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit without first serving a copy of a valid registration or annual registration renewal statement on the tenant of that rental unit. 1. Every rental unit registration and registration statement issued on or before April 29, 1980 shall expire at midnight April 30, 1980. Applications for registration renewal for a previously registered unit shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than June 15, 1980. However, a landlord may continue to accept or demand rent for a previously registered unit without a current registration statement until July 1, 1980. 2. For a rental unit which first becomes subject to this chapter between May 1, 1980 and December 31, 1980, inclusive, the landlord shall procure a registration statement. 3. The registration or registration renewal statement issued pursuant to Subdivision 1. or 2. above shall expire on March 31, 1981. A landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after January 1, 1981 shall procure a valid registration statement. Application for such registration statement shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than February 14, 1981. 4. The registration or registration statement issued pursuant to Subdivision 3 above shall expire on March 31, 1982. A landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after January 1, 1982 shall procure a valid registration statement. Applications for such registration statement shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than February 14, 1982 and any statement so issued shall expire on April 30, 1983. 5. On or after June 1, 1982, a landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after the first day of January of each year shall procure a valid registration or annual registration renewal statement.