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Carmel to open rental-registration portal Dec. 1; enforcement begins Jan. 1
Summary
City staff outlined the new rental registration program, including an online portal opening Dec. 1, $5 registration fee, a 10% neighborhood cap with legacy units grandfathered, HOA verification requirements and enforcement beginning Jan. 1.
Mike Caldwell, director of community services, told residents the city—xpects the online rental-registration portal to open Dec. 1 and said, “the early registration, is going to start December 1.” The software vendor is the same company that Fishers used, and the system will issue permits landlords must have to rent properties in Carmel.
Caldwell said enforcement will begin Jan. 1: “enforcement, will start January 1.” He told attendees landlords will have a month to register after the portal opens and that the system will identify registrations and legacy units. The ordinance includes a 10% cap on rentals per neighborhood; units registered prior to Jan. 1 are grandfathered as legacy units and may continue to exist even if the cap is later reached.
Under the ordinance, applicants must provide documentation related…
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