Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.75.060  Application For Rental License; Rental License Fee.

A.  Application – The Owner of each Rental Dwelling shall make written application to the City on a form furnished by the City for such purpose. The Application shall include the following information:

1.  Address identifying the location of the Rental Dwelling to be licensed:

2.  Number of Rental Dwelling on Premises;

3.  Owner’s information (as required by subsection B.);

4.  Manager’s information (as required by subsection B.);

5.  If the Owner resides outside the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, or is a business entity without an office in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area operating with regular business hours, the Owner shall designate an Owner’s Agent who shall reside in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area or which is a business entity having an office in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area with regular business hours. The Owner’s Agent information shall be provided as required by subsection B. By designating an Owner’s Agent, the Owner is affirming that the Owner’s Agent may accept service on behalf of the Owner of all Notices to the Owner set forth this Chapter. If an Owner’s Agent is terminated, dissolves, resigns or is otherwise unable or unwilling to serve as the Owner’s Agent, the Owner shall designate a new Owner’s Agent within thirty (30) days thereof. If the Owner fails to designate an Owner’s Agent as required by this Section, the City may take action to deny, revoke, or suspend the Owner’s Rental License pursuant to Section 5.75.100; and

6.  The signature of the Owner, declaring under penalty of perjury that the information contained in the Rental License application is true and correct. If the Owner is a business entity, the signature of an authorized partner or officer shall be provided. (Electronic signatures in compliance with K.S.A. 16-1607 are acceptable.)

B.  Owner, Manager and Owner’s Agent information shall be provided as follows:

1.  If the Owner, Manager or Owner’s Agent is a natural person, he or she shall provide a full name, date of birth, residence address, telephone number and email address. 

2.  If the Owner, Manager or Owner’s Agent is not a natural person, but is a corporation, limited liability corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, foreign business or any other legal or commercial entity which is required to register with the Secretary of State, the application shall include the following for each Owner, Manager or Owner’s Agent, as applicable:

a.  Full legal name of the entity;

b.  Business address, telephone number, and email address;

c. The name, date of birth, residence address, telephone number and email address of a partner or officer responsible for the Rental Dwelling; and

d.  Name, address and telephone number of the entity’s registered agent;  

3.  A post office box will not be accepted for any address required in this subsection.

C.  Rental License Fee – No application shall be considered complete without full payment of the required Rental License fee. The full amount of the Rental License fee shall be required regardless of the time of year in which the application is made. There shall be no refund or waiver in any case when a licensed Rental Dwelling is no longer offered for Rent prior to the end of the licensing term, or when the Rental License is revoked as provided for under this Chapter. A fee schedule pertaining to Rental License fees shall be fixed by the City Manager, pursuant to the Planning and Development Fee and Cost Recovery Policy as adopted by the Governing Body, and the City Manager or their designee may establish any and all policies or waivers related to the same​​​​​​​.

(History: Ord. CM-3433 §1, 2023; ​​​​​​​Ord. RLI-3120 §6, 2016)

Effective on: 2/23/2016