I was at the meeting on Monday and security blocked us from entering the meeting for some time. Not democracy in my book. Neither is the passage of this ordinance
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Alan Shaiz
3 years ago
I find this as a extensive burden on the tenant and landlord, that will do nothing to resolve the problems that are out there. Stop penalizing, law-abiding citizens. also, this will dramatically increase the cost to the tenants making living and working in downtown even further expensive.
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Brian Rhodes
3 years ago
This is a waste of the city of Richmond's resources. It likely also would be mismanaged. The way this proposal was brought also did not give adequate time for people to voice their opinions. Do not pass this unnecessary bill.
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Lawrence Shaia
3 years ago
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I say, "No" to this inspection program. It is a great inconvenience to our Tenants and an unnecessary fee to the Landlords. The City cannot keep up with the Permits as it is and now they want to add a Yearly Inspection. What is the criteria? How often does the criteria change? What are the qualifications of the Inspector? In other words, does the Inspector have any rental property knowledge or experience? If you are deficient, what is the time period for correction? What are the penalties? There are so many problems with this program. I see no advantages to the program.
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Ben Partridge
3 years ago
Not needed
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Jiaping Luan
3 years ago
So against this rental inspection program. It will cause a great inconvenience for both landlord and tenants.
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Jose Martinez
3 years ago
I am opposed to any kind of rental inspection program! We have existing policies and procedures to handle this as a taxpayer. I don’t want my money wasted on this political boondoggle!
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Jay Victor
3 years ago
We do not need the City of Richmond to add more laws, ordinances, or more officials to regulate rental housing when the VRLTA (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodepopularnames/virginia-residential-landlord-and-tenant-act/) already protects the tenants and holds landlords accountable. Enforce the laws already in place! Hold slumlords accountable according to VA law!
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holt edmunds
3 years ago
Intrusive and unnecessary.
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Lindsay Ward
3 years ago
Waste of resources
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Robyn Tyer
3 years ago
Tenants will file complaints if there is a problem. This is inconveniencing responsible landlords with pristine properties and happy tenants.
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Diana Jackson
3 years ago
It's overkill
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John Fitzhugh
3 years ago
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The City of Richmond does not need another division of inspectors or inspections when the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act already protects the tenants and holds landlords accountable.
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Alex lugovoy
3 years ago
This is tax payers money thrown down the toilet. What will this accomplish as the tenants already have a way to make landlord make all repairs through the tenant assertion court process
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Jay Donlin
3 years ago
Featured
This creates more costly bureaucracy and will lead to increased rents. People already can't afford rent in RVA. Once again government taxing low to middle income residents just trying to scrape by. Ridiculous.
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Debbie Gitlin
3 years ago
Regulations are already in place through the VRLTA as well as other City codes/regulations/ordinances.
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Edward Maynes Sr
3 years ago
After being in real estate 50 plus years I am tired of silly redundant laws that are not effective. In 1975 the U.S Government law demanded a rent freeze on any rent increase. When it went off landlords were willing to spend money to improve and repair their properties including the exterior. They would not do so during the rent freeze. In about 1976 the City of Richmond created a tenant turnover inspection law and by the end of the year landlord John P. Myers filed a lawsuit that was settled five years later. During those five years the inspections were stopped. The city had no probable cause on every unit they wanted to inspect therefore any forced inspection was illegal, so no more inspection program. A few years ago, city council then tried to create residential inspection program, but it did not pass. There are plenty of codes to ensure properties meet minimum code standards and city building inspectors office are pretty persistent in filing complaints.
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Tonya Witherow
3 years ago
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The city is still sending me utility bills for properties I sold 4 years ago. They need to get their own house in order before they try to help run my business.
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Steve Tartakovsky
3 years ago
There are already ways for tenants to get city to inspect their housing.
More headaches and costs will just get passed on to the consumer as they always do!
Please maybe consider some more social workers to help the people get access to help they may need, like scheduling existing inspectors to come, to put money into escrow with court using tenants assertion or just explain to the landlord that there’s an advocate that wants to help resolve the problems.
There’s already a system in place! Why have redundancy?
Redundant - waste of tax payers money
I was at the meeting on Monday and security blocked us from entering the meeting for some time. Not democracy in my book. Neither is the passage of this ordinance
I find this as a extensive burden on the tenant and landlord, that will do nothing to resolve the problems that are out there. Stop penalizing, law-abiding citizens. also, this will dramatically increase the cost to the tenants making living and working in downtown even further expensive.
This is a waste of the city of Richmond's resources. It likely also would be mismanaged. The way this proposal was brought also did not give adequate time for people to voice their opinions. Do not pass this unnecessary bill.
I say, "No" to this inspection program. It is a great inconvenience to our Tenants and an unnecessary fee to the Landlords. The City cannot keep up with the Permits as it is and now they want to add a Yearly Inspection. What is the criteria? How often does the criteria change? What are the qualifications of the Inspector? In other words, does the Inspector have any rental property knowledge or experience? If you are deficient, what is the time period for correction? What are the penalties? There are so many problems with this program. I see no advantages to the program.
Not needed
So against this rental inspection program. It will cause a great inconvenience for both landlord and tenants.
I am opposed to any kind of rental inspection program! We have existing policies and procedures to handle this as a taxpayer. I don’t want my money wasted on this political boondoggle!
We do not need the City of Richmond to add more laws, ordinances, or more officials to regulate rental housing when the VRLTA (https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodepopularnames/virginia-residential-landlord-and-tenant-act/) already protects the tenants and holds landlords accountable. Enforce the laws already in place! Hold slumlords accountable according to VA law!
Intrusive and unnecessary.
Waste of resources
Tenants will file complaints if there is a problem. This is inconveniencing responsible landlords with pristine properties and happy tenants.
It's overkill
The City of Richmond does not need another division of inspectors or inspections when the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act already protects the tenants and holds landlords accountable.
This is tax payers money thrown down the toilet. What will this accomplish as the tenants already have a way to make landlord make all repairs through the tenant assertion court process
This creates more costly bureaucracy and will lead to increased rents. People already can't afford rent in RVA. Once again government taxing low to middle income residents just trying to scrape by. Ridiculous.
Regulations are already in place through the VRLTA as well as other City codes/regulations/ordinances.
After being in real estate 50 plus years I am tired of silly redundant laws that are not effective. In 1975 the U.S Government law demanded a rent freeze on any rent increase. When it went off landlords were willing to spend money to improve and repair their properties including the exterior. They would not do so during the rent freeze. In about 1976 the City of Richmond created a tenant turnover inspection law and by the end of the year landlord John P. Myers filed a lawsuit that was settled five years later. During those five years the inspections were stopped. The city had no probable cause on every unit they wanted to inspect therefore any forced inspection was illegal, so no more inspection program. A few years ago, city council then tried to create residential inspection program, but it did not pass. There are plenty of codes to ensure properties meet minimum code standards and city building inspectors office are pretty persistent in filing complaints.
The city is still sending me utility bills for properties I sold 4 years ago. They need to get their own house in order before they try to help run my business.
There are already ways for tenants to get city to inspect their housing. More headaches and costs will just get passed on to the consumer as they always do! Please maybe consider some more social workers to help the people get access to help they may need, like scheduling existing inspectors to come, to put money into escrow with court using tenants assertion or just explain to the landlord that there’s an advocate that wants to help resolve the problems. There’s already a system in place! Why have redundancy?