City of Sacramento Rental Inspection Program Information Meeting

On Thursday morning the City of Sacramento held a public information meeting at the Sam Pannel Center at 2450 Meadowview Road.

The meeting had several speakers with booths surrounding the the seating. Max Fernandez runs Code Enforcement and his main point was that the city wants to make the program work. He offered his phone number for anyone with issues or comments. It is 916-808-7940.

Other speakers were Cory Kohler from the Regional Housing Association, Betty Gwaizdon from the Human Rights and Fair Housing Commission, and finally, Randy Stratton who runs the new inspection program.

Here is a quick overview of the program:

1. All residential rental parcels will be inspected over the first 5 year cycle.

2. If repairs are needed, the owner will have 30 days to complete them.

3. All residential rentals must be registered with the city.

4. If a property passes the inspection within 30 days of the inspection, it will qualify for self certification. The owner will have to inspect their property annually and provide tenants the results.

5. The city will conduct random audits of the self certifiers.

6. Each parcel must have a local representative that lives within 35 miles of the city.

7. The program fee is $28 per year for each of the 5 years whether inspected by the city or not.

8. Exempted properties are those that are 5 years or newer or that are inspected by another government agency.

If you need a local contact representative or need repairs, contact me. We have a program at HomePointe for absentee owners and local owners.

Robert Machado, CPM, MPM rmachado@HomePointe.com

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