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REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION Date: 08-13-13 Item No: 9c Staff Approval: Agenda Section: Action Item Description: Multi-Family Rental Housing Licensing (HF_0113) Requested Action 1.0 The RHRA should review and discuss the draft Ordinance and implementation plan for Multi-Family Rental Housing Licensing program. Background 2.0 At the joint meeting with the City Council on March 11, 2013, the RHRA presented an outline for a Multi-Family Rental Housing Licensing program. Based upon that meeting and the RHRA’s April 16, 2013, meeting, staff has drafted an Ordinance and implementation plan for discussion with the RHRA. The intent of the rental licensing program is to ensure multi-family property owners provide and maintain safe and healthy living accommodations. The proposed program will require properties with five (5) or more units to be licensed with the City. The program will require an initial inspection of the rental properties and,depending on the classification of the rental property license, a schedule for reinspection will be determined. The program will also require property owners to attend educational programs hosted by the City. Based upon testimonial of rental property owners, staff has made the following changes to implementing the program: The required licensing of Multi-family Rental properties will become effective January 1, 2015. The inspections will be conducted by the Community Development Department (CDD) staff, which will be done by a seasonal code enforcement officer. The cost of the initial inspection will be included in the licensing fee the first year. The proposed fee for the first year is $20/unit + $100/building. All costs for the subsequent years of the program will come from the CDD budget. The first-year inspections will begin in May 2014 and conclude by the end of August 2014. Once an initial inspection determines the class of property, inspections will reoccur in subsequent years from March through May and from September through November starting in 2015. The draft ordinance would require owners/managers of Multifamily Rental Dwellings (MRD) to do criminal background checks on all renters, to include a disorderly behavior lease addendum to all leases, and to maintain a current occupancy register of all renters. In addition, the ordinance would require that property owners have a management representative located within the 7-county metro area. RHRA_ Agenda (8-13-13) - Page 1 of 1