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Henderson council reviews proposed minimum housing code changes, asks staff to rework wording
Summary
The Henderson City Council reviewed proposed updates to the Minimum Housing Code on July 27, 2022, directing staff and the city attorney to clarify language (including a proposed local point-of-contact for rental properties) and asked for revisions to return at the Aug. 8 meeting; no formal ordinance action was taken.
Henderson City Manager Edward T. Blackmon told the City Council on July 27 that staff planned updates to the city’s Minimum Housing Code to clarify emergency-repair language and adjust certain fines and fees, and that the draft would not require landlord registration or pre-inspections because state law prohibits those measures. "Based on State Statutes, the revised code does not/cannot require Landlord registration nor can the City require pre-inspections," Blackmon said.
Council members and staff spent much of the work session discussing a proposed requirement for an "Authorized Agent" under Section 21-10. City Attorney D. Rix Edwards said he would research the proposal before the council takes any action; Blackmon said the intent is to identify a local contact when property owners are not readily reachable and suggested rewording the concept to "Point of Contact (POC)." "Rather than using the term 'Authorized Agent' perhaps using 'Point of Contact' (POC),"…
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