§ 14-4. Property owners prohibited from renting real property to certain sexual offenders and sexual predators; penalties.

(a)

It is unlawful for any property owner or property manager or his or her agent or assignee to knowingly let, rent, or allow to be occupied free of charge any place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, with the knowledge, either actual or constructive, that it will be used as a permanent residence or temporary residence by any person prohibited from establishing such permanent residence of temporary residence pursuant to any provision of this Code, if such place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, is located within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of any school, designated public school bus stop, child care facility, family day care home, park, playground, or other place where children regularly congregate.

(b)

A property owner's or property manager's failure to comply with provisions of this section shall constitute a violation of this section, and shall subject the property owner or property manager to the code enforcement provisions and procedures of the City Code that allow the city to seek relief as otherwise provided by law. A property owner or property manager shall be in violation of this Code section if they knew or should have known that an occupant of property under their control was in violation of this Code. A property owner or property manager who is found to be in violation of this Code section shall be issued a notice to appear.

(Ord. No. 2005-110, § 2, 7-19-05; Ord. No. 2007-101, § 4, 3-6-07)