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Allegan staff recommends ordinance changes after low landlord response to rental inspections
Summary
City staff told council the reinstated rental-inspection program is "still crawling" after 16 months; staff proposed clarifying fees, registration approach (per parcel vs. per building), and penalties for nonresponse, and recommended meeting landlords before returning an updated ordinance to council.
City staff presented a 16-month update on Allegan's reinstated rental-inspection program and recommended changes to the ordinance after limited landlord engagement.
Joel (city staff) told council the program "is still crawling. We're not up to even walking yet" after 16 months and said the current ordinance is unclear on fee responsibility and registration. He said the ordinance used before 2015 required the city to pay inspection fees — "that's just not…
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