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Recommendation #�3 — The City implement a mandatory Rental Registration Program. The program would contain the following characteristics: a. It will apply to property owners who rent buildings with 4 units or less. (This includes: fourplexes, triplexes, duplexes, and single-family houses.) b. The program applies to property owners who have unrelated boarders where the intention is that people share costs for rent and other expenses, such as college students sharing a 4 bedroom house even if the house is owned by one student or �zs/�ez' parent. Single family houses where people are temporary boarders within the same living unit as the owner are not included. c. The registration r��i� will include: i. Name ii. Address of property owner iii. Name and address of local contact if property owner lives out-of-state all or part of the time iv. Number of bedrooms (to be cross-referenced against property tax records) v. Number a�bat�.s (to be cross-referencedagainst property tax records) d. Registration is required when the program is initiated or w�t�� change in ownership. e. The registration fee will be nominal. (approximately$25) f. Fees generated from initial implementation will be used to zxa�o��n property owners and promote the program, create a database that is compatible with other databases used for reporting, data entry, creating an on-line registration and payment page on the City's �v'ebsite g. A statement and c�ec�bpx to indicate that the registrant agrees to cooperate with code enforcement inspectors based upon a credible, written complaint in accordance with current laws that allow landlords and codes staff to enter a rental property upon 24-hour notice or in the event of an emergency. Recommendation #4 — Suspend further action on the current draft rental licensing ordinance for two (2) years. This will allow one (I) year for implementation of the rental registration program and the Property Maintenance Code and other recommendations and have at least one full year of accurate data collection. At that time, there should be adequate data and experience with existing tools to assess the need for a more detailed rental licensing program where inspection is required or to address other issues as needed. Recommendation #5 — Establish an institutional relationship with Northwestern College and any other interested colleges to create an educational program for students and parents and to develop a process for worlcing with the eollege(s) on complaints that may involve students.