All residential rental properties would have to register with the name of their property, a local point of contact, the address, the number of units, and other basic information (online). After a grace period to be determined later, fines would apply to properties that are not registered.

For 3 verified complaints within a period of time, a property would be mandated to a fee based registration/inspection status until 3 years of compliance is attained; then the property would return to a non-fee registration status.

Inspections of properties required to pay a registration fee because of code violations would be interior inspections of vacant properties or by tenant invitation.

This registration would be free to the new owners.

The fee ($1 or less per unit per month) would enable the City to help property owners and managers stay up-to-date with code compliance and address issues before complaints are raised.

For properties who have registered for free and had compliant records with the City, Inspections would be exterior only to determine if structure(s) are maintained or in a state of disrepair.

Enforce existing laws regarding peaceable use of private property without creating new bureaucracy.