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Allegan council holds first reading of rental-registration changes shifting inspection fee responsibility
Summary
Council held first reading of ordinance 05/28 to amend rental registration rules so landlords — not the city — are charged inspection fees; the ordinance was reviewed by the city attorney and PCI and a public hearing was scheduled for March 24, 2025.
Allegan — On March 10, 2025, the Allegan City Council received the first reading of ordinance 05/28 to amend Chapter 7 (building regulations), Article 2 (rental registration). Staff said the ordinance removes language that had the city paying inspection fees and clarifies that landlords will be responsible for those fees.
City staff told council the revision resolved an implementation problem in the existing ordinance: “One of those issues with the ordinance was it states that the city will pay for the inspection fees and not the landlords,” a staff member said during the discussion. Staff said the ordinance text has been reviewed by the city attorney and PCI (the contracted inspection provider) and that staff will adjust the accompanying notice letter to make clear the city, not PCI, is enforcing the requirement.
Council moved to hold the first reading and scheduled a public hearing for March 24, 2025. Staff noted additional implementation matters — such as displaying a fee schedule adopted by council and clarifying letters to property owners — will be finalized before the second reading.
Council members asked procedural questions (for example, who the city’s building official is — staff said PCI/Brett is the contractor serving as building official) and signaled the usual two‑reading ordinance timeline would apply. The first reading passed and council scheduled the hearing; no public speakers addressed the item at this meeting.
