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Richmond Rent Board directs staff to draft lien ordinance to recover unpaid rental program fees
Summary
The Richmond Rent Board voted to ask staff to work with city attorneys to draft an ordinance allowing the rent program to place liens on properties for unpaid residential rental housing fees; the proposal would follow city lien procedures and require city council approval before liens are recorded with the county.
At its October Richmond Rent Board meeting, members voted 4-0, with Board Member Espinosa absent, to direct staff to collaborate with the city attorney and other city staff to draft ordinance language enabling the rent program to record property liens for unpaid residential rental housing fees.
The measure, presented by Executive Director Nicholas Traylor, would authorize a rent-board-specific lien process modeled on existing city procedures to improve fee collection, protect the rent program’s budget and align revenue sharing with the cooperation agreement between the board and the city. "Adopting a rent board specific lien…
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