This petition is to show support for the priorities of the Lansing Neighborhood Summit for Safe Housing listed below: (housingsummit.org)
1. Advocate that the Mayor and City Council amend the City of Lansing 2015/2016 proposed budget, to be adopted on May 11, 2015 to:
a) add code enforcement officers dedicated to rental registration and inspection
b) establish fees for unregistered rentals
2. Advocate for policy changes in 2015 to ensure:
a) Prompt re-inspection and correction of property code violations in Lansing rental housing
b) Large-scale effort to get unregistered rental property registered, inspected and free of violations
3. Facilitate further discussions of problems and potential solutions related to:
a) Land Contracts: problems relating to the renting of land-contract sale properties properties in foreclosure
b) Lead Safety: "lead clearance" as part of the certificate of compliance for rental property
c) Vacant Property: strategies for safety and appearance of vacant structures
d) Landlord Education and Accountability: landlord licensing that includes some or all of the following:
· Application form listing all rental properties
· Annual or one-time registration fee
· Verification that no debts are owed to the city in the form of property or income tax, fees, fines or assessments
· Annual workshop for landlords owning property with code violations on the most recent inspection, or a three-year refresher workshop for landlords owning property without violations in the most recent inspection
· Monthly monitoring fees on occupied properties owned by landlords without a valid landlord license
· License revocation process
Updates
May 4, 2015
I was looking at the screen and realized things are actually starting to gain real speed which feels wild because for a while it was just me typing at my kitchen table. It is honestly pretty surreal to see how many people want the exact same changes for our neighborhoods that I do.
23 Comments
More officers could put good landlords on an even keel with the slumlords and maybe even put a few bad ones out of business.
Better code enforcement and rental inspection practices will lead to higher overall neighborhood/home values. This will increase property tax revenue over time.
Yes, please invest in these positions, which will generate revenue. I would much rather see the FY 2015-16 budget to pay for these positions instead of a BWL Inspector General!
Would really like extra attention to vacant houses with absent landlords. Thanks for taking time to get this petition going.
I'm from Lansing, and am now a real estate broker and property manager in Chicago, and the city of Chicago is very strict on code enforcement, and because of that we have, for the most part, a quality and safe rental stock. This could do WONDERS for Lansing, because I've been in some dumpy rentals there that would be condemned in a minute here!
Yes.
I think both tenant and landlord improved accountability is key to a better Lansing.
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This petition is to show support for the priorities of the Lansing Neighborhood Summit for Safe Housing listed below: (housingsummit.org)
1. Advocate that the Mayor and City Council amend the City of Lansing 2015/2016 proposed budget, to be adopted on May 11, 2015 to:
a) add code enforcement officers dedicated to rental registration and inspection
b) establish fees for unregistered rentals
2. Advocate for policy changes in 2015 to ensure:
a) Prompt re-inspection and correction of property code violations in Lansing rental housing
b) Large-scale effort to get unregistered rental property registered, inspected and free of violations
3. Facilitate further discussions of problems and potential solutions related to:
a) Land Contracts: problems relating to the renting of land-contract sale properties properties in foreclosure
b) Lead Safety: "lead clearance" as part of the certificate of compliance for rental property
c) Vacant Property: strategies for safety and appearance of vacant structures
d) Landlord Education and Accountability: landlord licensing that includes some or all of the following:
· Application form listing all rental properties
· Annual or one-time registration fee
· Verification that no debts are owed to the city in the form of property or income tax, fees, fines or assessments
· Annual workshop for landlords owning property with code violations on the most recent inspection, or a three-year refresher workshop for landlords owning property without violations in the most recent inspection
· Monthly monitoring fees on occupied properties owned by landlords without a valid landlord license
· License revocation process
Updates
May 4, 2015
I was looking at the screen and realized things are actually starting to gain real speed which feels wild because for a while it was just me typing at my kitchen table. It is honestly pretty surreal to see how many people want the exact same changes for our neighborhoods that I do.
23 Comments
Having been the victim of many landlord's loose interpretation of 'livable conditions', this petition hits home with me.
More officers could put good landlords on an even keel with the slumlords and maybe even put a few bad ones out of business.
Better code enforcement and rental inspection practices will lead to higher overall neighborhood/home values. This will increase property tax revenue over time.
Yes, please invest in these positions, which will generate revenue. I would much rather see the FY 2015-16 budget to pay for these positions instead of a BWL Inspector General!
Would really like extra attention to vacant houses with absent landlords. Thanks for taking time to get this petition going.
I'm from Lansing, and am now a real estate broker and property manager in Chicago, and the city of Chicago is very strict on code enforcement, and because of that we have, for the most part, a quality and safe rental stock. This could do WONDERS for Lansing, because I've been in some dumpy rentals there that would be condemned in a minute here!
Yes.
I think both tenant and landlord improved accountability is key to a better Lansing.
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Having been the victim of many landlord's loose interpretation of 'livable conditions', this petition hits home with me.