10-2.12 Permits for Removal/Conservations of Housing Accommodations in Lodging Houses and Rooming Houses.
(A) General rule.
(1) Notwithstanding any other statute, ordinance, code or law to the contrary, no person shall remove any occupied or vacant, controlled or decontrolled lodging house unit from actual or potential rental housing use, without first obtaining a removal/conversion permit from the Board. Such provisions shall apply whether or not there is a license for such lodging house. The Board may establish reasonable regulations governing the criteria listed in division (C) below and the procedures to be followed regarding application for and issuance of removal/conversion permits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any lodging house unit, or any lodging house building or structure owned by an educational institution on or before March 30, 1988 and now or hereafter used by such educational institution for dormitory or student housing purposes shall be exempt from the removal permit requirement. Such use shall not constitute a removal.
(2) Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, lodging house units which are newly constructed or converted to lodging house use after the effective date of this Subsection and which have not been rented or offered for rent previously as lodging house units shall be exempt from the lodging house removal permit requirement. Said exemption shall have no effect on the operation of all other ordinances and regulations.
(B) Definitions. See definition for “dormitory or student housing”, “lodging house” and “lodging house unit” in Subsection 10-2.1.