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Resident cites rental listings that conflict with tax rolls, urges inspection funding
Summary
At Milford’s hearing, Fred Schaper said bedroom and bathroom counts on rental sites often diverge from tax-roll records, raising occupancy and assessment concerns; he proposed requiring assessment evidence with permit applications and increasing fees to fund inspections.
Resident Fred Schaper told the Town Board he found multiple examples where online rental listings did not match tax-roll records for bedroom and bathroom counts, which he said could allow unsafe occupancy and mean properties are not properly assessed. "He found multiple examples where the number of bedrooms and bathrooms listed on rental sites was vastly different from what is listed on the tax rolls," the transcript records.
Schaper proposed adding a step to the permit process requiring applicants to submit a copy of the assessment with their application and suggested raising permit or renewal fees to fund more inspections and enforcement. Code Enforcement Officer Neal McManus cautioned that the building code that applies is the one in force when a house was built but noted that property maintenance codes apply to all potential rentals, a distinction the board will consider while drafting revised standards during the moratorium.
