(A) All manufactured housing dealers'
licenses and all manufactured housing brokers'
licenses, issued or renewed shall expire biennially on the
thirty-first day of March, unless sooner
previously suspended or revoked. Before the first
day of April in the year that the license expires, each licensed manufactured
housing dealer and manufactured housing broker shall file an application for
the renewal of such license prior to the date of
expiration of the license. The fee required for renewal of a license
shall be the same fee as that charged for the issuance of an original license
at the time of application and shall accompany the application.
(B) All manufactured housing
salespersons' licenses issued or renewed shall expire biennially on the
thirtieth day of June, unless sooner
previously suspended or revoked. Before the first
day of July in the year that the license expires, each licensed manufactured
housing salesperson shall file an application for the renewal of such license.
The fee required for renewal of a license shall be the same fee as that charged
for the issuance of an original license at the time of application and shall
accompany the application.
(C)
The commission shall provide the licensee the renewal
form. The notice and an accompanying renewal application shall be provided to
the licensee by regular mail, facsimile, or email to the licensee's address in
the commission's records at least thirty days prior to the expiration of the
license.
(D)
The commission may renew the license if the licensee
meets the following requirements:
(1)
Submits the renewal form and the renewal fee, or late
fee as set forth in rule 4781-11-01 of the Administrative Code, if any, prior to the license date of expiration or, for applications completed on-line, by midnight on or before the date of expiration or earlier with the renewal fee;
(2)
Signs a
statement regarding felony or other criminal convictions; and
(3)
Demonstrates
compliance with the requirements of Chapter 4781. of the Revised Code and
commission rules.
(E)
Any renewal
application that is postmarked or completed on-line after the renewal deadline
shall include the renewal fee and late fee, as set forth in rule 4781-11-01 of the Administrative Code.
(F)
Each salesperson
who complies with the renewal requirements shall receive a new identification
card.
(G)
Failure to timely renew
(1)
A licensee who
fails to renew in accordance with the commission rules after the renewal
deadline, shall be automatically placed on lapsed status. If licensee fails to
activate their license under lapsed status within twenty-four months, the
licensee shall be required to reapply in accordance with rule 4781-8-01 of the Administrative Code, including all applicable fees.
(2)
"Good cause"
waivers or extensions
(a)
The commission may extend the renewal period and may
waive the late renewal fee in cases of certified illness, disability, military
service, foreign residence, or for good cause that prevents timely renewal.
Waivers or extensions of time shall be determined by the commission or its
designee on a case-by-case basis.
(b)
If the
commission grants an extension of time for renewal, the license shall not be
reissued until the licensee has completed the renewal process as required by
the commission.
(c)
For the purpose of this rule, "good cause" means any
non-reoccurring facts or circumstances outside the control of the licensee that
hindered or prevented the licensee from renewing in a timely manner.
