Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Art. IX Rental Housing Code Compliance Fee Requirement

No rental dwelling unit shall be occupied by a tenant unless there has been paid to the department the annual rental housing code compliance fee for such rental dwelling unit.

(Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 26-2007 § 10)

There is hereby established, levied, and imposed for each dwelling unit within the city which is operated as a rental dwelling unit, as defined by this chapter, an annual rental housing code compliance fee. For each such rental dwelling unit, the owner shall pay the rental housing code compliance fee to the finance department in an amount established pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 26-2007 § 10)

The rental housing code compliance fee is payable annually at a time designated by the finance director.

(Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 26-2007 § 10)

A. The rental housing code compliance fee shall be billed for the fiscal year period to the owner of record to be payable annually at a time designated by the finance director. All charges for the rental housing code compliance fee shall be billed to the owner of record of any such parcel having "rental dwelling units," as shown upon the county assessor's roll, to the successor in interest to such person, such person's designee, or to any person requesting that such charges be billed to him or her; but in all cases the owner shall be liable for the charges. The rental housing code compliance fee may be billed directly by the finance department.

B. Adjustments to a rental housing code compliance fee bill may be made when appropriate. Any amount paid in excess of the actual computed charge shall be refunded. Any deficiency in the amount paid against the actual computed charge shall be added to the charge for the succeeding billing. No deficiencies or refunds shall be made for a period of more than three years prior to the date that the finance department determines that a billing discrepancy exists. An application requesting an adjustment of billing and stating grounds for an adjustment of refund shall be made in writing to the finance department or the department's designee.

(Ord. 26-2007 § 10)

The city manager shall annually review the financial condition of the program for the purpose of making a recommendation to the city council as to whether the rental housing code compliance fee should be adjusted for the next fiscal year, and if so, by what amount. This recommendation shall be presented to the city council at the same time as the city manager's annual evaluation of the program. The city manager shall take into consideration in this review and recommendation process the receipts deposited in the housing code enforcement fund during the preceding fiscal year from all sources, including, but not limited to, the rental housing code compliance fees and recovered costs, fines, enforcement and penalties, and the present balance of the fund in light of maintaining prudent reserves for the next fiscal year's operating expenses.

(Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 26-2007 § 10)