Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances § 119.03

(6) In any proceeding before the Board of Code Enforcement it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the subject property is a rental housing unit when the property is occupied by someone other than the owner of record.

(C) Whenever ownership for a rental housing unit or a multi- unit rental housing facility changes, the new owner shall register the rental housing unit or multi-unit rental housing facility within 30 days of the transfer of ownership. A change in ownership of a rental housing unit or multi-unit rental housing facility shall invalidate any existing registration for that property after 30 days.

(D) A nonrefundable fee shall accompany the initial registration form. The fee structure shall be based on the following zoning classifications:

R-4 (max 4.84 per acre) - $25

R-5 (max 7.26 per acre) - $25

R-5A (max 12.01 per acre) - $50

R-6 (max 17.42 per acre) - $50

R-7 (max 34.8 per acre) - $50

R-8 (max 58.08 per acre) - $100

OR (max 12 per acre) - $50

OR-2 (max 58.08 per acre) - $100

OR-3 (max 217 per acre) - $250

C-R (max 38 per acre) - $50

C-1 (max 38.84 per acre) - $50

C-2 (max 217/145 acre) - $250

C-3 (max 435 per acre) - $250

CM and Up (none) - $50

The Director shall provide means for accepting payment online concurrent with submission of the annual registration form. Rental housing units registered at the time this chapter takes effect shall not be required to re-register, so long as do not have outstanding violations with the Department of Codes and Regulations and they have provided all updated ownership information required by this chapter to Director.