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1 would be to provide the tenant head of household with the identification of 2 the number of ndults and children (related and unrelated) living in the unit. 3 City nttorney notes that nsking for the information is not a data privacy 4 issues but it would become a data privacy issues if the information wns 5 requested by someone other thnn for internal city use of which the City 6 processes for reviewing such issues would protect individunl privacy of the 7 tenants. Knowing the numbers of individuals within a rental unit is important 8 to enforce limits on overcrowding and nccurately address the numerous 9 complaints we get concerning overcrowding. Also, having the head-of- 10 household identified helps save staff time researching these individuals nnd 11 their phone numbers and therefore keeps costs down for the city by 12 enabling staff to address and resolve complaints more quickly. 13 14 907.28: second sentence: Requirement thnt utility services be mnintained in 15 the nnme of the property owner? This was requested by utility billing to 16 address payment responsibility for unpaid bills nnd to alert property owners 17 of non pnyment before it gets out of hand nnd the tenant lenves the unit. 18 19 907.15: Whnt happens under state law or this ordinance if the rental 20 property owner fails to designate u local agent, fails to mnintain the local 21 agent, or fails to update the city with information about the local agent? 22 Increase to the 13-county area. They could be in violution of the ordinance 23 and, after warnings, could be justification for revocation of the license - 24 this violntion could be a misdemeanor. This local agent range could increase 25 to the 13-county metro area (n good idea). 26 27 907.13: Three violntions based upon tenant actions would leQVe the owner in 28 an economic disadvantnge while they try to evict. Property could be vacant 29 for some time due to these issues. The City (Council or HRA) could provide n 30 waiver on penalty if the owner is making a good faith effort to resolve the 31 issues nnd evict the problem tenants who have broken the law. Also, the city 32 could provide owners with better tenant screening methods so the issue 33 does not reoccur. 34 35 907.12: Violntion is subject to fine & imprisonment. This is too harsh. This 36 is standnrd complinnce langunge used by cities to encourage consistent 37 violators nnd only alwnys used as n last resort method. The act of writing a 38 citation is not a fine or imprisonment. Court citntions are written when there 39 is an imposse between the city and n property owner over an issue; the 40 property owner disngrees with the city's position or action. A court citntion 4