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A suspended or revoked rental registration may be reinstated when the circumstances leading to the suspension or revocation have been remedied. 907.08. Violation. Except as provided in Sections 907.05(1) and 907.06, any person that maintains a rental dwelling unit without having the property registered, or after the registration for the property has been revoked or suspended, or who permits new occupancy in violation of Section 907 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, is subject to a fine and imprisonment as prescribed by state law. In addition to, or in lieu of, charging a misdemeanor, the City may impose administrative fees in an amount set in the City Fee Schedule. Upon the failure to pay an administrative fee, the City may post the dwelling unit as illegal for habitation. Thereafter, the dwelling unit may not be occupied by anyone other than the primary homestead owner and that person's immediate family until (a) the administrative fee has been paid; (b) a rental registration is obtained or the City is satisfied that the dwelling unit will not be used as a rental dwelling unit, and (c) completion of any abatement, written compliance order, legal action from a citation or action per City Code Sections 407.06, 407.07 and 407.08. Each day of each violation constitutes a separate offense. 907.09. Maintenance of Records. All records, files and documents pertaining to the Rental Registration Program shall be maintained in the office of the City and made available to the public as allowed or required by applicable laws, rules, codes, statutes or ordinances. 907.10. Authority. Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the City from taking action under any applicable rule, standard, statute or ordinance for violations thereof and to seek either injunctive relief or criminal prosecution for such violations as therein provided. Nothing contained in this Chapter shall prevent the City from seeking injunctive relief against a property owner or designated agent who fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Chapter on registration including an order prohibiting the occupancy of such rental units until violations of this Chapter have been remedied by the property owner or designated agent. 907.11. Applicable Laws. Residential Rental Property shall be subject to all applicable rules, standards, statutes and ordinances governing use, maintenance and occupancy of the dwelling or dwelling unit; and this Chapter shall not be construed or interpreted to supersede any other such applicable rules, standards, statutes or ordinances. 907.12. Notice to Tenant. The owner, or its agent, must provide each tenant with a Resident Maintenance Handbook provided by the City and Tenant Rights and Responsibilities Handbook provided by the Attorney General's office. 907.13. Rules, Policies and Procedures. The City Council may adopt from time to time, by resolution, rules, policies and procedures for the implementation of this Chapter. Violation of any such rule, policy or procedure by a property owner shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance. 4