No rental unit may be registered and no license shall be issued for any property containing a rental unit unless all municipal taxes, sewer charges and any other municipal assessments are paid on a current basis.
Any landlord failing to obtain a certificate of registration in accordance with this chapter shall be fined $500 for a first offense, $750 for a second offense and $1,000 for a third or subsequent offense. In the event the Bureau of Rental Housing Inspections is unable to fully conduct an inspection in relation to issuance of a Certificate for smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, and portable fire extinguisher compliance, the landlord shall incur a daily penalty of $250.00 until the Bureau of Rental Housing Inspections is able to fully inspect the property.
Section 6. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with any of the terms of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or inconsistencies.
Section 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication, as provided by law.