§ 18-167. Designation of resident agent.

(a)

No license shall be issued by the city for a rental dwelling located on any rental premises unless the applicant therefor designates in writing to the city the name, address, and local telephone number of the owner or resident agent to receive service of notice of violation of this Code.

(b)

The owner may designate as his resident agent any natural person 18 years of age or older who is customarily present at a business location within the city for the purposes of transacting business, or who actually resides within the city.

(c)

An owner may change his designation of a resident agent by notifying the city in writing of the name, address, and local telephone number of the person designated by the owner to replace the previous resident agent. Any notice of violation or legal process which has been delivered or served upon the previous resident agent prior to the receipt by the city of notice of change of the resident agent shall be deemed effective service.

(d)

It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner to appoint a reliable resident agent and to inform the resident agent of his correct mailing address. Failure to do so shall be no defense to a violation of this Code. No owner shall designate as a resident agent any person who does not expressly comply with the provisions of this section.

(e)

The owner or the resident agent shall be deemed to be the "violator" as the term is used in F.S. § 162.06(2). Service of notice on the resident agent shall be deemed service of notice on the owner, tenant and violator.

(Code 1979, § 15-107)