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Tehachapi council adopts rental registration and inspection ordinance, adds $40 annual tax for small landlords
Summary
The Tehachapi City Council adopted an ordinance establishing residential rental registration and inspection rules, a good‑faith crime prevention clause, and a $40 annual business tax for one‑ to three‑unit rental properties. The measure passed on a 5‑0 vote at second reading.
The Tehachapi City Council on an unspecified date adopted an ordinance requiring owners of residential rental properties to register with the city, authorizing inspections of multifamily housing, adding a good‑faith crime prevention requirement for property owners and imposing a $40 annual business tax on one‑ to three‑unit rentals.
The ordinance was presented by city development services staff at the council meeting as the second reading. Staff summarized four main provisions: adoption of a written policy and procedures for inspecting substantive conditions in multifamily housing; a mandatory registration and contact‑person requirement for rental properties; a “good faith” clause obligating owners to make reasonable efforts to prevent crime and substandard conditions on their properties; and a flat $40…
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