that the owner is familiar with the use of lead-safe methods during painting, renovation, or repair of the property. Said certification will be made available for completion on the Town of Amherst webpage and in the Building Department at Town Hall. (10) Properties may only be used for the purpose of short term rentals if the Town has issued a short term rental certificate. Properties used for the purpose of short term rentals shall be subject to an annual inspection to determine compliance with the housing code. B. Failure to provide any of the information required by sub-section A as set forth above shall be grounds to deny a short term rental dwelling unit registration certificate or a rental dwelling unit certificate. § 44-5Issuance or denial of rental dwelling unit registration. [Amended 4-5-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021] The Town of Amherst shall issue a short term rental dwelling unit certificate or a rental dwelling unit certificate for such properties after satisfactory completion of the Town's inspection and assuring that all local property taxes on the rental unit are up to date. If upon completion of an inspection of a building and dwelling units therein the Commissioner finds noncompliance with the housing code, or that local property taxes are not up to date, the Commissioner shall issue a notice of violation in accordance with § 44-14 of this Chapter for the correction of any violations of the housing code. Upon re-inspection, if the Commissioner finds noncompliance with the notice of violation the Commissioner shall deny a certificate or revoke any issued certificate in accordance with the procedure set forth in § 44-14 of this Chapter. The Commissioner shall issue a written statement setting forth the reasons for the denial or revocation. § 44-6Effect of denial or revocation. A. Vacant units. When either a short term rental dwelling unit registration certificate or rental unit registration certificate has been denied or revoked, no further rental and occupancy of dwelling units then vacant shall be permitted until a rental dwelling unit registration certificate has been issued. B. Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 21 Occupied units. In addition to other penalties under this Chapter, when a short term rental dwelling certificate or rental dwelling unit registration certificate has been denied or revoked, the dwelling units containing such violations shall be vacated after the Commissioner provides notice to the owner and the occupants of the dwelling units containing said violations. Such notice shall direct the owner and occupants of the dwelling units containing such violations to vacate within a period of time as determined by the Commissioner and may provide a reasonable period for the owner or occupants an opportunity to correct such violations. For the owner, such notice shall be mailed by first class mail to the owner at the address provided by the owner pursuant to § 44-4 of this Chapter or personally served upon the owner by delivering the notice to the owner or by delivering the notice to a person of suitable age and discretion at the owner's residence or place of business. For the occupants, such notice shall be mailed to the occupant at the dwelling unit or posted conspicuously at the occupant's dwelling unit. Vacated dwelling units shall not be reoccupied until a rental dwelling unit registration certificate has been issued. C. Occupied units: immediate hazard. In addition to other penalties under this Chapter, when a short term rental unit certificate or rental dwelling unit registration certificate has been denied or revoked for reasons which, in the determination of the Commissioner, present violations of the housing code that create an immediate hazard to the health and safety of the occupants, the dwelling units containing such violations shall be vacated within the period of time determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner's determination shall be in writing and shall direct the owner and occupants of the dwelling units containing such violations to vacate the premises within a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days, as determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner's determination shall be mailed by first-class mail to the owner at the address provided by the owner pursuant to § 44-4 of this Chapter or personally served upon the owner by delivering the notice to the owner or by delivering the notice to a person of suitable age and discretion at the owner's residence or place of business. The Commissioner's determination shall also be posted at the subject building and, to the extent possible, it shall also be posted conspicuously at each dwelling unit. Vacated dwelling units shall not be reoccupied until a rental dwelling unit registration certificate has been issued. D. Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 22 The notices provided under this section shall not be used to institute, or deemed to establish sufficient