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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Allen Davis, Community Development Director
DATE: August 4, 2016
RE: Rental Housing Contact Registration and Inspection Program and Rental
Housing Advisory Board Ordinances
Staff has been working on developing answers to the following questions.
• What checklist will inspectors use for the rental dwelling unit inspections?
• What is the plan for which sections of the City will be inspected as part of the 5 year cycle?
• Can an inspection, performed by a 31 party, registered or certified inspector, be
substituted, and how could the inspection results be filed and processed?
• Can the City contract with a private inspection service for the inspection portion of the
program?
• Can the City create a rebate program for inspections resulting in no violations?
• Can the City create a penalty program for non - compliance and multiple violations?
• Can there be more definition of the units exempt from the inspection requirement?
• What can be done about tenant - created violations?
We have received additional input from interested landlords including the Winnebago Apartment
Association. In addition, we have invited Mayor Cummings and City Councilor Palmeri to
participate in the development of the program. Staff will also be working with the City Attorney on
this program. Staff will be presenting the answers to these questions at the September 13, 2016
City Council meeting.
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Allen Davis
Community Development Director
Approved,
Mark Rohloff
City Manager