Columbia Duration of certificates; renewal ordinance (§ 22-191)

(a) The following provisions shall apply to long-term rental units:

(1) A certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this article, except for a certificate of use conditioned on compliance or a provisional certificate of compliance, shall be effective for five (5) years from the expiration date of the current certificate at time of application or, if no certificate existed at time of application, from its date of issue, unless sooner revoked, or unless extended by the director under the procedures established in paragraph (2) herein, or unless title or ownership of the property or any portion of the dwelling changes. Such certificate of compliance shall be renewable every five (5) years upon forms supplied by the director in accordance with the procedures for obtaining a certificate of compliance set forth herein. Initial certificates shall be issued for new structures in conjunction with issuance of occupancy permits; inspection for the purposes of determining compliance with the building code shall satisfy the inspection provisions of this article.

(2) A provisional certificate of compliance shall be effective for one (1) year from the date of issue unless sooner revoked, or unless title or ownership of the property or any portion of the dwelling changes.

(b) The following provisions shall apply to short-term rental units:

(1) A short-term rental certificate of compliance issued pursuant to this article shall be effective for five

(5) years from its date of issue, unless sooner revoked or the registrant no longer has authority to maintain the unit as a short-term rental. Such short-term rental certificate of compliance shall be renewable every five (5) years upon forms supplied by the director in accordance with the procedures for obtaining a short-term rental certificate of compliance set forth herein. The director may authorize a new structure which obtained an initial certificate of occupancy within three (3) years prior to submitting a registration application for use as a short-term rental to utilize the building inspection for the new structure to determine compliance with the inspection provisions of this article.