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VI.PolicyGoalsandConclusions <br />Whenaskedabouttheperceivedneedforarentallicensingprogram,thecitiesthatparticipatedinthis <br />studyidentifiedtwomainmotivatorsfordevelopingthistypeofordinance.Thefirstistoprotectthe <br />healthandsafetyoftenantsandresidents.Thesecondistopreserveorimprovethequalityofthe <br />housingstockandpropertyvalues.Asprevioussectionsofthisreporthaveshown,however,thereare <br />manyvariationsintheprogrammingandadministrationofrentallicensingprograms.Additionally,there <br />arecitiesthatachievethesegoalswithoutthem.Each-z·äx­characteristicsandcircumstancesare <br />unique,anditisthesevariablesthatultimatelyshapethepolicysolutionsavailabletothem. <br />RentalLicensing <br />Figure1belowreflectstheeffectivenessofeachtypeofpolicy(norentallicensing,universallicensing, <br />andtargetedlicensing)forfivepolicyobjectivesbasedontheresponsesfromtheinterviewsthatwere <br />conducted.Ascaleofonethroughthreeisusedherewithonebeingthelowestscore(leastfavorable) <br />andthreebeingthehighest(mostfavorable).Apolicyofcodeenforcementwithnorentallicensing <br />componentscoredhighintermsofstructural/fiscalfeasibilityandpoliticalfeasibilitybecausethisdoes <br />notnecessarilyrequireadditionalinspectionsstaffanddoesnotchangetherelationshipbetweenrental <br />propertyownersandtheCity.Thistypeofpolicy,however,scoreslowintermsofimprovingthequality <br />ofthehousingstock,tenanthealthandsafety,andcompliancewithpropertymaintenancecodes.This <br />policywasscoredaccordingtotheresultsofthisstudyandbasedonthefeedbackfromRosevillestaff.It <br />shouldbenotedthatthismaynotbethecaseforallcities.Apolicyofuniversalrentallicensingscored <br />thesameasthenorentallicensepolicy.Auniversaltypepolicyisanticipatedtobelessfeasiblebecause <br />oftheexpressedchallengesthatcitiesencounteredinattemptingtoimplementit,thoughthestructural <br />andfiscalfeasibilitycouldbeimprovedthroughtheuseofthirdpartyinspections.Targetedrental <br />licensepoliciesscorehigherthanthetwoothertypesofpoliciesduetotheimprovedfeasibility. <br />Comparedtouniversalprograms,targetedprogramsmitigateconcernsrentalpropertyownersmay <br />haveabouttheunfairnessofimposingfeesandinspectionrequirementsongoodlandlordsbyfocusing <br />thefrequencyofinspectionsandfeesonrentalpropertyownersthathavepersistentproblems. <br />Figure1. <br />NoRLUniversalTargeted <br />ImprovedQualityofRentalHousing122 <br />Structural/FiscalFeasibility312 <br />PoliticalFeasibility312 <br />ImprovedTenantHealthandSafety122 <br />ImprovedCompliancewithPM <br />Code133 <br />9911 <br />21 <br /> <br />