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Tehachapi council introduces ordinance to register rental properties, require inspections and apply modest business tax to small landlords
Summary
Council held first reading of an ordinance to codify complaint-based inspections for multifamily housing, require landlord registration and impose a $40 annual business tax on 1–3 unit residential rentals; staff said enactment is phased and complaint-driven.
The City of Tehachapi City Council on first reading introduced an ordinance that would require owners of residential rental properties to register with the city and codify complaint-driven inspection procedures for multifamily housing after a 2023 state requirement. The ordinance also would put 1–3 unit residential rental owners on the city business tax schedule by applying a $40 annual fee.
Council members heard staff say the proposed rules respond to tenant complaints about habitability — hot water, mold, roof leaks and fire damage — and to a 2023 state law cited in the staff presentation as “85 48” that requires a process for inspecting multifamily units when a violation could affect other units. Development services staff said the…
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