A friend of mine was at a meeting this morning with the City of Milwaukee’s Budget Director and learned some more information on the City’s proposed mandatory rental unit inspection program.
First, the proposed ordinance is in the final stages of drafting and will be released in the near future.
Second, it will be a 5 year pilot program in the UWM area only.
Third, there will be a fee of $40 per landlord and a $35 per unit inspection fee.
Fourth, the pilot program must be approved by the city’s common council each and every year in order for it to continue.
Fifth, if a rental unit passes its 1st inspection then the unit will receive a 4 year compliance certificate and will not need to be reinspected until the 4 years expires.
NOTE: MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS NO LONGER ACCURATE – TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE STATES GO TO MY NEW POST ON THE SUBJECT.
#1 by Daniel Gannon on October 19th, 2009
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Stating the obvious, this is nothing but a revenue stream for the City, at the landlord’s expense. These fees will be passed on, in part, to the tenant. The City will have to hire more inspectors, who will have to justify their jobs by writing up violations, requiring reinspection and more fees. There isn’t a chance the Common Council will not reapprove this program and the revenue stream that goes with it. So, stand up against it, or bend over.