Rental Registration Ordinance

City Council Meeting

June 12, 2014

Rental Registration Ordinance

Background

City Council Workshop (December 2013)

Online Survey (December / January) City Council Retreat (January 2014) Focus Group Meetings (February

2014) City Council Workshop (April 2014)

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Implemented Changes

Added language to the rental registration form & rental registration website

Started notifying property management company of violations (in addition to the property owner)

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Summary of Changes Includes civil process / administrative

penalty Requires notarized affidavit from property

owner as part of registration process Requires owner / property manager to

provide copy of current lease upon request

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Civil Process / Administrative Penalty Fines range from $180 for the first

offense up to $500 for three or more offenses

Fines structured to encourage payment within 10 days

Each day the violation continues is deemed a separate offense

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Notarized Affidavit Required as part of the registration process Will acknowledge that the property is not

(and will not be) occupied by more than four unrelated individuals

Will also state that the property owner / manager has made each tenant aware of the “no more than four unrelated” provision

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Copy of Lease Allows the City to request a copy of the lease or leases

Copy of lease would only be retained by prosecutor as part of enforcement action

Not subject to public information act

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Related Recommendations

Increase Code Enforcement funding as part of FY 2015 budget

Enhance education / communication

Rental Registration Ordinance

City Council Meeting

June 12, 2014