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Council declines to waive $100-per-structure rental-registration late fee
Summary
After staff said late‑registration notices were mailed Oct. 13 and that online payment options were available, council voted not to waive a $100 late fee for a rental registrant who missed the March 1 deadline.
City staff summarized a written request from a rental-property registrant asking forgiveness of a $100-per-structure late fee after missing the March 1 deadline.
The staff member explained outreach efforts: the city mailed notices Oct. 13 and staff made phone calls the week before registrations were due. “October 13 is when the letter was sent,” the staff member said.
Council members debated whether to waive the fee, with some members arguing repeated noncompliance should not be excused and that online payment and prior outreach made a waiver inappropriate. One council member said forgiving the fee would undermine staff enforcement efforts. A motion "that we not waive it" was made and seconded; the motion carried and the late fee will stand.
This action was described by council as consistent with prior practice for repeat registrants; staff noted the city can revisit hardship cases if additional documentation is provided, but no waiver was granted at this meeting.
