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The housing and neighborhood services director may deny an apartment certification (during the application process of any new property owner) to Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 apartments for any of the following reasons: (1) The apartments do not comply with the minimum requirements of Tier 3 standards; (2) The owner/operator and/or their property manager is or has been a registered sex offender; (3) Three (3) years has not expired from either the date the applicant and/or their manager was convicted or completed parole or probation for any offense which relates directly to the operation of an apartment, whether as an owner, operator, or manager, or from any offense constituting a class B (or higher) misdemeanor related to drugs and/or prostitution or felony involving weapons, narcotics, assault, or crimes of moral turpitude; (4) The applicant has, within three (3) years immediately preceding the date of filing the application, had an apartment certification suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction; or (5) The applicant has knowingly made a material misstatement in the application for the Tier 3 apartments may also be denied an apartment certification to operate if their summary grading score falls to a Tier 3 level based on CFS ratio and the apartment fails to meet the Tier 1 or Tier 2 CFS ratio within twelve (12) months of being notified of their Tier 3 standing. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12) Sec. 28-22. - Multifamily housing certification—Revocation. (a) The housing and neighborhood services director may have an apartment's certification revoked (at any time for cause) if the owner or operator is convicted of drug related or prostitution related crimes. (b) A Tier 3 apartment may have their apartment certification revoked by the housing and neighborhood services director if the property is not improved to a minimum Tier 2 rating by the next annual inspection date. (c) In processing a revocation, the housing and neighborhood services director shall prepare an investigation report that details the circumstances that have led to the revocation. It may include, but not be restricted to, any or all of the following: (1) Frequency or occurrence of violation(s), arrest(s), or call(s) for service; (2) Seriousness of the violation(s), arrests(s), or call(s) for service; (3) History of violation(s), arrest(s), or call(s) for service; (4) Any activity, action or effort taken by the responsible party to obstruct or interfere with correction of the problem; (5) The impact of the violation(s), arrest(s), or call(s) for service on the surrounding property and community; (6) The financial impact to the city. (d) Upon notice of revocation, the owner may appeal the revocation within twenty (20) days to the municipal court. If the revocation is sustained or not appealed, it remains in effect for twelve (12) months. (Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12) Sec. 28-23. - Multifamily housing classifications. (a) Calls for service (CFS). Calls for service are used to calculate the calls for service ratio. Calls include, but are not limited to serious emergency calls for service, (police and fire) that result in a city