§ 30-201.09. Enforcement.

(a) The Department shall:

(1) Maintain records on licensed short-term rentals;

(2) Maintain statistics on short-term rental activity and provide reports annually at the request of the Mayor or the Council;

(3) Monitor short-term rentals for compliance with this subchapter and all applicable regulations including the zoning regulations;

(4) Investigate suspected violations of this subchapter by booking services or hosts; provided, that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall investigate suspected violations of §§ 30-201.06(c) and 30-201.08(f) ; and

(5) Issue administrative penalties and orders to enforce the provisions of this subchapter .

(b) The Department may refer violations of this subchapter to the Office of the Attorney General.

(c) The Department shall monitor listings of short-term rentals by booking services. Upon discovery of a violation of this subchapter , the Department shall immediately notify the relevant booking service and the host.

(d) For purposes of determining whether a host is in violation of this subchapter , if any part of a listing for a short-term rental claims or suggests that a short-term rental guest will have exclusive use of the host's entire residence during the guest's stay, this shall serve as prima facie evidence that the short-term rental is a vacation rental, notwithstanding the type of license endorsement actually issued.