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Council grants property-owner leniency on rental registration until units are rented
Summary
After a property owner requested relief while renovating four vacant houses, the council approved a motion to waive registration fees and not require registration until the units are occupied; staff clarified registration will be required when units become rented.
A property owner, Jose Patino, asked the council for leniency on registering four vacant houses he is renovating, saying the homes are not currently rented and some are for sale or under renovation. City staff explained the municipal ordinance requires registration for properties owned as rentals but noted council has historically considered case-by-case leniency requests.
A council member moved "to not require the payment of registration fees on houses that are not actually held out to be rented." Staff clarified that, if council approved leniency for the specified addresses, the owner would still be required to register the properties and pay applicable fees the moment they become occupied and held out as rentals. The council approved the motion; staff confirmed the owner does not need to return to council for those specific addresses once they are finished and will be required to register when they are rented.
What happens next: City staff will record which addresses received leniency and monitor utility/occupancy status; fees and registration will be required once a property is occupied and being offered as rental housing.
