Rental registration and inspections in El Cerrito

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Penalty	Failure to provide required registration information, or giving false information, is chargeable as a misdemeanor or infraction. Applies: Applies to failure to provide required registration information or providing false information. § 10.100.030 · code text Failure to provide the information required or providing false information shall be a violation of the municipal code, chargeable as a misdemeanor or infraction.
Registration	Every rental unit covered by the chapter must be registered within 30 days of the city's notice. Applies: Applies to initial registration after city notice. § 10.100.030 · code text A landlord must register every rental unit that is subject to the provisions of this chapter within thirty days of receipt of notice from the city that registration is required. Registration must be renewed annually by June 30 or the date stated on the registration statement. Applies: Applies to renewal. § 10.100.030 · code text Registration of rental units shall be renewed annually by June 30 or the date stated on the registration statement. A rental unit must be registered within 30 days after the city gives notice that its exemption ended. Applies: Applies to a rental unit that was exempt and becomes governed by the chapter. § 10.100.030 · code text When a rental unit that was exempt from this chapter becomes governed by this chapter for the first time, the landlord must register the rental unit with the city within thirty days after the city provides notice that the exemption has ended. The city must be notified within 30 days of a change in ownership, management or their contact information. Applies: Applies to changes to registration information. § 10.100.030 · code text A landlord shall contact the city within thirty days of a change in a rental unit's ownership or management, or a change in the owner's or manager's contact information.

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Must landlords register or inspect rental units in El Cerrito?

El Cerrito's code: Failure to provide required registration information, or giving false information, is chargeable as a misdemeanor or infraction. (Applies to failure to provide required registration information or providing false information.) (§ 10.100.030); Every rental unit covered by the chapter must be registered within 30 days of the city's notice. (Applies to initial registration after city notice.) (§ 10.100.030).

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