National City Municipal Code Ch. 7.24 Apartment House and Condominium Property Management

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Title 18 Summary - Chapter 7.22/Appendix - Guidelines

A. The owner of each multiple-family dwelling complex of four or more dwelling units on any site shall provide a resident or nonresident manager who can be contacted by residents or by public agencies on any matter relating to questions of lawful compliance with this title or related building, zoning, health, housing, fire prevention or penal laws. Such managers shall have the responsibility of an authority for arranging for an achieving compliance therewith.

B. The owner of each multiple-family dwelling complex of nine or more dwelling units on any site shall provide a resident manager. Such owners shall also file with the National City department of building and safety, an address and telephone number of a responsible person having authority to act, pursuant to subsection A of this section, in the absence of the resident manager. The director of building and safety shall distribute this information to the police and fire department.

C. Resident owners may be managers.

D. The homeowners' association of all residential condominium projects shall designate a person or persons through whom public agencies may communicate regarding the matters described in this section.

E. Failure to comply with any part of this section is a violation.

(Ord. 2285 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)

A. It is the responsibility of both the owners and tenants of apartment house and condominium places to comply with the regulations mentioned in this chapter. The city will not arbitrate or distinguish between their interests or private contractual relationships.

B. Owners and tenants are encouraged, but not required to agree to and comply with their own management guidelines.

C. It is unlawful for owners or managers to allow or permit the use of their apartment house property(s) in any way that has been declared a public nuisance by the city council after a duly noticed public hearing. Such public nuisance includes, but is not limited to:

1. Allowing housing facilities and conditions to remain in violation of city codes and ordinances beyond time limits prescribed in notices issued by city personnel;

2. Repeated and successive violations or inattention to notices;

3. A proliferation of incidents on the premises calling upon the services of the city's public safety or health departments.

D. The city council may order the vacation of such premises found to be a public nuisance, until required repairs or corrections have been made.

(Ord. 1812 (part), 1984)