§ 61. Registration.

(a)

Duty to register. It shall be the affirmative duty of each owner of real property to file a complete registration statement with the office of code enforcement upon such property becoming vacant real property within the meaning of this article.

(b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the filing of a registration statement of vacant real property shall not be required by this article within 90 days of such real property's transfer:

(1)

Pursuant to a deed under power of sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure; or

(2)

To the first subsequent transferee after the vacant real property has been acquired by foreclosure under power of sale pursuant to O.C.G.A. 44-17-160 or acquired pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

After ninety (90) days from either transfer it shall be the affirmative duty of each owner of vacant real property to file a complete registration statement with the office of code enforcement.

(c)

Exemption for foreclosed real property. Notwithstanding section 61(a) and (b), when any vacant real property is acquired by foreclosure under power of sale pursuant to O.C.G.A. 44-14-160 or acquired pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure and;

(1)

the deed under power of sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure contains the information specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 62(a);

(2)

the deed is filed with the clerk of superior court within 60 days of the transfer; and

(3)

proof of the following is provided to the office of code compliance:

(i)

A filing date stamp or a receipt showing payment of the applicable filing fees; and

(ii)

The entire deed under power of sale or entire deed in lieu of foreclosure, the transferee shall not be required to register such foreclosed real property pursuant to section 61 of this article or the payment of any administrative fees pursuant to section 63 of this article.

(d)

Penalties for failure to register or to update. Any owner that fails to register or to update the information specified in Section 62 shall be in violation of the Atlanta Housing Code and shall be fined in the amount of $1,000.00 per vacant real property. The Atlanta Municipal Court may reduce the fine to $100.00 per vacant real property if he or she finds that registration or update, as the case may be, occurred within five business days of service of summons.

(Ord. No. 2012-29(12-O-0842), § 1, 6-27-12, eff. 7-1-12)