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Council adopts four-year rental inspection program, fee schedule and administration plan; staff explains cancellation and appeal rules
Summary
Clinton’s council adopted a multi-year rental inspection program, set a fee schedule and an administration plan; staff explained the 48-hour scheduling window, the appeals process for waived fees and that tenant refusals do not trigger late-cancellation fees.
The Clinton City Council on Sept. 23 approved the administration plan and fee schedule for a four-year rental-inspection program and finalized related City Code amendments. Staff described operational details for scheduling, cancellations and appeals during council discussion.
Deputy building official Rich Foley told the council that Iowa code requires property owners to receive 24 hours’ notice of an inspection; the city uses a 48-hour scheduling window so it can reassign open slots and still allow owners time to meet the 24-hour notice requirement. Foley said the chief’s office can waive the late-cancellation fee for valid emergency reasons and that an appeals form exists for owners who seek waiver. He added the city generally tries to give owners more than the minimum…
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