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closeBELLEVILLE -- Landlords must now register with the city to rent their spaces.
Mayor Mark Eckert has said the new ordinance, which the council on Monday unanimously passed, is intended to help city officials identify repeat-offender landlords, those who create problems for the city by not addressing crime or disrepair. The city would work with them to improve their properties, or deny them the right to rent if things don't improve.
Landlords must register with the city by Sept. 1, and reregister annually. Registration is free. Those landlords with more than 20 units in a property will have to attend city-sponsored training.
The measure faced questioning by several people at the meeting Monday night. Some called for the tabling of the ordinance.
Laura Beasley expressed concern about the ordinance's allowing of city officials to inspect rental properties with five days' notice, unless the property owner refuses the inspection. In that case, city officials would need a warrant to enter.
For more on this story, read the News-Democrat on Tuesday or return Tuesday to bnd.com
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