§ 855-11. Revocation of License.

A rooming house license shall be revoked or denied by the city treasurer upon certification by the director of buildings and inspection, the commissioner of health, the fire chief or the chief of police of any of the following conditions:

(a)

Failure to comply with any lawful order to correct violations of laws, rules or regulations of the city of Cincinnati or the laws of Ohio concerning safety, health, morals or general welfare of the occupants of the rooming house, or the public in general, within 60 days or within the time stated in the notice when the condition to be remedied is so hazardous as to require immediate attention;

(b)

Conviction of the operator of any illegal or immoral use of the building, or any crime involving moral turpitude;

(c)

The presence of cooking facilities in any designated sleeping room or in any room not legally constituted as a dwelling unit;

(d)

The use in common of kitchen facilities by more than one family;

(e)

Continued or repeated instances of insanitation, or disregard of fire safety regulations, or inadequate maintenance of the building and/or of its parts or equipment.

(C.O. 740-11; renumbered to C.M.C. 855-11, eff. Jan. 1, 1972)