It is the intention of the city to take steps that will improve the livability and valuation of the city’s housing stock and to promote revitalization of the city’s neighborhoods. Studies have shown that rental housing tends to generate a disproportionately high level of code violations and code enforcement problems. Inspecting rental housing and requiring compliance with the minimum level of housing standards contained in the Property Maintenance Code, as adopted by the city, shall help reduce housing deterioration in the city’s neighborhoods and will promote revitalization. With this in mind, this chapter sets forth a rental housing registration and inspection program.
(Ord. 7790, passed 11-7-95; Am. Ord. 8074, passed 2-1-00; Am. Ord. 8569, passed 1-2-08; Am. Ord. 9051, passed 5-3-16)