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Renters and property owners urge clarity as Independence prepares Ready Rental and landlord-tenant ordinance changes
Summary
During public comment, renters and property owners urged clearer Ready Rental procedures and easier utility transfers; council scheduled listening sessions and set ordinance first readings for January, while staff and council emphasized stakeholder review.
Several residents and property owners used the Dec. 16 public comment period to press the council for clearer procedures tied to the Ready Rental program and related building‑code adoptions.
Becky Hake told the council that tenants are being "victimized" when utilities are not turned on after they sign a lease because the utility provider records a landlord with no rental license. "Don't not turn their utilities on just because they... didn't…
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