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Council reviews landlord-tenant rights report; few complaints and no inspection costs reported
Summary
Councilmember Lamon summarized a one-year data report on the city's landlord-tenant ordinance, reporting five complaints, two citations, three health-department referrals and no inspection costs; Mr. Huber said the ordinance's home-inspection language has encouraged compliance.
Councilmember Lamon summarized a landlord-tenant rights data report at the Aug. 5 meeting, saying the report covered a one-year period and showed limited formal enforcement actions.
Lamon said he contacted Mr. Huber for specific data covering the period "06/01/2024 through 05/31/2020" (as stated in the meeting transcript). Lamon reported the following figures: five complaints filed; two citations issued; zero properties with three or more citations; zero mandated home inspections; zero inspections performed by city personnel or contracted services; and a total inspection cost of zero. Lamon also said Mr. Huber made three referrals to the health department.
Lamon said he asked Mr. Huber whether the ordinance had been helpful and whether any improvements were needed. Lamon reported that Mr. Huber said the landlord-tenant rights provision has been helpful because it has encouraged landlords to take better care of properties. Lamon said Mr. Huber specifically cited the ordinance's home-inspection language as a deterrent that influences landlord behavior.
Councilmember Lamon moved to close the item under open issues; Councilmember Mendoza seconded and the council approved the motion with votes recorded as Layman: yes; Mendoza: yes; Lake: yes.
The council did not adopt any changes to the ordinance at the meeting. Lamon and Mr. Huber recommended retaining the existing home-inspection language; no funding or enforcement changes were announced.
