Periodic rental inspection programs are a must for every city
Starting a new periodic inspection program With such obvious benefits as improved health and safety of tenants, enablement of property owners to keep their properties compliant with code through routine maintenance, and preservation of property values, you might be wondering why more cities haven’t...
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| Published in: | The American City & County 2021-10 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Starting a new periodic inspection program With such obvious benefits as improved health and safety of tenants, enablement of property owners to keep their properties compliant with code through routine maintenance, and preservation of property values, you might be wondering why more cities haven’t jumped on the bandwagon. Housing agencies can start by using proven technology and building out their city’s property inventory with a mandatory rental registry. Since property owners pay one-fourth of the program fee each year (in a four-year cycle), the housing agency can begin billing the properties before hiring inspection staff. The first inspection cycle will most likely result in higher-than-normal violations that need to be addressed. Because of this, a transparent first inspection cycle policy focused specifically on life safety violations is highly recommended, leaving the less significant violations for cycle two. [...]some pushback is to be expected. |
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| ISSN: | 0149-337X 2161-9123 |