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(1) Ail rental housing not excluded under 8.410(2) shall be registered with the city on a form and in a manner to be determined by the city manager. (2) For the purpose of offsetting the costs to the city associated with the enforcement of this code, the city manager, using the process contained in section 2.020 of this code, shall set an annual fee for each dwelling unit covered by a rental agreement. (3) The following unit types, while subject to the standards, enforcement procedures, and other requirements established in sections 8.400 through 8.440 of this code, shall be exempt from the fee payment requirements: (a) Rentals with a recorded deed restriction requiring the units to be rented affordably to households at or below 50% of the Area Median Income; (b) Rentals under contract with a public agency for which the contract requires the rental to be inspected at least annually, and where the public agency or its agent verifies that the dwelling is rented to a Iow income household; and (c) Rentals designated as senior or disabled housing by a public agency. (4) The owner or the owner's agent shall be responsible for paying the annual fee. The total annual fee shall be paid for any dwelling unit which is covered by this Rental Housing Code for any portion of that calendar year. (5) For each month in which the annual fee is not paid by the date specified in the written notice of payment, a penalty shall be assessed to the owner or the owner's agent. The amount of the penalty shall be set by administrative rule by using the process contained in section 2.020 of this code. (6) The city manager may initiate appropriate action to collect the fees due. Ail costs associated with these actions, including attorney fees, may be assessed to the owner or the owner's agent. Section 2. Section 8.995 is added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide: 8.995 Penalties- Specific.. (1) A person who fails to comply with a notice and order issued under subsection (5) of section 8.430 of this code shall be subject to: (a) An administrative civil penalty issued under section 2.018 of this code; and/or (b) A fine imposed by municipal court in an amount not to exceed $250 per violation. (2) Each day that a violation exists constitutes a separate violation for which an additional penalty may be assessed under subsection (1) of this section. Ordinance - 6