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Landlords and residents urge caution after Lewisburg implements rental‑registration letters
Summary
At a Nov. 10 public hearing and during citizens input, multiple Lewisburg property owners and landlords opposed a newly implemented landlord registration that requires a $10 filing and warns of a $250 fine for noncompliance; staff said registration has begun and 35 landlords have been registered so far.
Dozens of landlords and Lewisburg residents used a Nov. 10 public hearing and the council's citizens input period to accuse the city of overreach after the city began implementing a landlord registration program.
Multiple speakers said the registration requirement appears redundant with public tax records and expressed fear that a modest $10 annual filing fee could be the first step toward higher fees or reclassification of rental properties as commercial, which they said could raise tax rates.
"It opens the door for future changes like raising the fee ... we might possibly just…
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