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application for registration certificate should be returned to the applicant. 38.10 Appeals. Any applicant whose application for registration certificate, after investigation has been rejected, may request and shall be granted a hearing in the matter before the City Council. 38.11 Failure to Register. Subdivision 1. Every person required to register a dwelling, apartment, or rooming unit offered for rent under the provisions of this chapter and who fails to do so shall be guilty of a violation of this code. Each day that a property is rented out without a valid rental registration certificate on file for that property is a separate violation. A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Subdivision 2. Any person who rents out to another any type of unit to be used for human habitation without first making out an application for a housing registration certificate shall be assessed a penalty fee. 38.12 Certificate Renewal and Non - transferability. Subd. 1. All registration certificates shall expire one year after date of issuance and must be renewed annually. All information required by Section 38.04 of this chapter must be submitted at the time of renewal. Whenever the applicant certifies that no change has been made in a registered dwelling, apartment, or rooming unit, a renewal registration certificate may be issued provided the units are in compliance with the Uniform Housing Code. Subd. 2. A registration may be suspended or revoked if it is found that at any time after issuance, the rental property as a whole, or any of the units therein, are not in compliance with this code, including any provision of the Uniform Housing Code. Subd. 3. Every person who transfers title to property registered under this chapter shall provide City Staff with the name, residence address, telephone number, and date of the transfer of title to the new owner within 30 days of the date of such transfer. Within 60 days of the date of such transfer, the new owner shall apply for a new registration certificate. In the case of an option contract where the holder of the option is collecting rents and/or is paying on the mortgage to the property while the option remains unexercised, the holder of the option shall be deemed to be the owner of the property for purposes of this section and shall be required to apply for a rental registration certificate in his/her name. The date of option contract is created shall be deemed to be the date the holder of the option becomes the "owner" for purposes of this section. Subd. 4. Registration certificates may not be transferred or assigned. Page 3 of 8