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Trustees review rental‑registration framework; EDC supports data collection but not annual in‑unit inspections
Summary
Staff proposed a rental‑registration ordinance to collect owner contact data and perform safety inspections; the Economic Development Commission supported registration for data but objected to mandatory annual in‑unit inspections and fees. Trustees asked staff to research peer programs and return with a refined, phased inspection and fee proposal.
Village staff presented a draft rental‑registration framework intended to improve the village’s data about rental property ownership and to strengthen life‑safety enforcement.
Staff said Brookfield has roughly 1,500 rental units across single‑family and multi‑unit properties and proposed a program with registration, administrative fees to recover inspection costs, annual inspections of common areas and in‑unit…
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