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Council shifts rental‑registry strategy toward a ‘local agent in charge’ ordinance

City Council Housing, Homelessness and Building Committee · November 13, 2024
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After legal and operational concerns about a fee‑based rental registry, Council Member Nick Bankston said his office will pursue an ordinance requiring rental properties to designate a local agent in charge (physically in Franklin or adjacent county) to accept contact information and responsibility for property maintenance and management.

Council Member Nick Bankston told the committee his office has shifted from pursuing a fee‑based rental registry toward a requirement that property owners designate a local "agent in charge" who is physically located in Franklin County or an adjacent approved county and who must provide contact information for emergency and enforcement purposes.

Bankston said the move was driven by legal constraints and operational difficulties identified by the city attorney’s…

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