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Fairfield council pauses citywide rental‑inspection fee plan after heated public comment
Summary
After staff proposed a citywide rental‑housing safety program funded by per‑unit fees, councilors and dozens of property owners and tenants urged more data and a narrower or phased approach; council asked staff to pursue a stakeholder task force and return with refined options.
Fairfield officials paused consideration of a citywide rental‑housing safety and registration program on April 7 after hours of public comment from landlords, property managers and tenants who said proposed fees and inspections were premature and would push up rents or prompt owners to sell.
Jeremy Profett, community engagement manager for the police department, presented a draft program that would require registration of rental properties and fund additional code‑enforcement staff through an annual per‑unit fee. Staff sketched two levels: a full…
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