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Rental registration and inspections in Highland

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Each rule below links to the section of the Highland Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Highland's code says

Highland code What Highland's code adds
Exemptions
  • Exempt: boarding houses, granny flats, hospitals, care facilities, nursing homes, mobilehomes in parks, owner-occupied units, unpaid owner relatives' units.
    § 15.52.020 · code text
    The requirements of this chapter shall not apply to the following: 1. Boarding houses. 2. Granny flats. 3. Hospitals, convalescent care facilities, and nursing homes. 4. Mobilehomes within mobilehome parks. 5. Owner-occupied units. 6. Units occupied by an owner's family member who does not provide any form of financial compensation to the owner for living in the unit.
Inspections
  • The owner must inspect both the exterior and the interior, using the state Civil Code interior-entry rules.
    Applies: Applies to the self-certification inspection process.
    § 15.52.070 · code text
    the owner is required to make both exterior and interior inspections of the residential rental unit which is subject to the terms of this chapter. The owner shall utilize the provisions of Civil Code Section 1954 to make an interior inspection of the residential rental unit as required by this chapter.
  • More inspections may happen before the license expires when the city reasonably believes a violation exists, including after complaints.
    Applies: Applies before the business license certificate expires, when the city reasonably believes a violation exists.
    § 15.52.090 · code text
    The city may conduct additional inspections prior to expiration of a business license certificate, if the city reasonably believes that a violation exists on the residential rental unit.
Penalty
  • An administrative citation is issued when violations are not corrected by the reinspection date.
    Applies: Applies to violations not corrected by the reinspection date.
    § 15.52.080 · code text
    If the violations have not been corrected by the date of the reinspection, the director shall not authorize the issuance of a business license certificate and an administrative citation shall be issued in the manner described in HMC § 2.56.050.
  • The business license certificate may be revoked if violations are not corrected within 30 days after receiving an administrative citation.
    Applies: Applies when violations exist and stay uncorrected for 30 days after the citation.
    § 15.52.110 · code text
    the city shall issue an administrative citation and notify the owner in writing that their business license certificate may be revoked if the violations are not corrected within 30 days of receipt of an administrative citation, or such other time that may be required by the director.
Registration
  • File a completed application and checklist within 30 calendar days of city notice or first occupancy, whichever is earlier.
    Applies: Applies to residential rental units in the city, before they are occupied or let.
    § 15.52.040 · code text
    No person shall hereafter occupy, allow to be occupied or let to another person for occupancy any residential rental unit within the city for which a completed application has not been properly filed with the code enforcement division of the city as required herein.
  • A valid, current business license certificate is required.
    Applies: Applies before occupying, renting, letting or permitting occupancy.
    § 15.52.090 · code text
    no person shall occupy, rent, let or let for occupancy or permit occupancy of any residential rental unit subject to this chapter without having a valid, current business license certificate required herein for that residential rental unit.
  • The business license certificate expires one year after it is issued.
    Applies: Applies to each issued certificate.
    § 15.52.090 · code text
    The business license certificate issued pursuant to HMC § 15.52.080(C) shall expire one year from the date of issuance.

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Frequently asked questions

Must landlords register or inspect rental units in Highland?

Highland's code: Exempt: boarding houses, granny flats, hospitals, care facilities, nursing homes, mobilehomes in parks, owner-occupied units, unpaid owner relatives' units. (§ 15.52.020); The owner must inspect both the exterior and the interior, using the state Civil Code interior-entry rules. (Applies to the self-certification inspection process.) (§ 15.52.070).

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