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y The IPMC has Inore effective standards for reducing overcrovvding in rental properties (square footage linntations). o The interior provIsIons of the IPMC are intended prinlarily for rental properties where renters cOlnplain about interior conditions but neither the state's Attorney General nor city staff can assist the resident, such as: III COlnplaints of a frnnace not being turned on in the late fall and their kids being cold (a COllli110n cOlnplaint). II Complaints of plaster falling off \valls. II Complaints of water soaked carpets and the owner not fixing it. II Complaints of appliances not frnlctioning. II Complaints of water leaking tlu'ough the ceiling from upper runts into their runt. o The property in the 3000 block of EvelYl1 has been used as an example of staff not adequately addressing a problem property in disrepair. Staff could not adequately address the main issue (the homeowner not completing the homes interior) until the home fell into an 'unsafe' condition as defrned in the state building code. If the IPMC had been a tool staffhad available, staff could have addressed the issue much sooner and gotten a resolution much quicker. o The are not legions of rotting homes in Roseville, rental or owner-occupied. However, staffhas seen an increase in the numbers and se~erity of homes not being maintained. Often these same properties are later sold as rental property and given very mininlal maintenance. Inspection staff has recOlnmended this issue be addressed before it becomes a significant city-wide problem, lowering property values and requiring a sigt1ificant effort (in dollars and manpower) to conect. In SUIDlnary: . City Council has fmal authority over the level of code enforcement (as presently). . City staffwill have no additional autholity to enter private property. .. Page 3