Item A: On-Site Management for Multi-Unit Rental Housing

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ATTACHMENT A Community Strategies for Regulating Behavior in Multi-unit Properties 1)Aurora, Illinois established a Crime Free Multi-Housing Program (CFMHP) through the Police Department. CFMHP is a nuisance ordinance applied to rental properties in response to the recurring problems related to rental properties. The CFMHP is meant to remedy situations where a nuisance related to rental property occurs and the property owner is unaware or unable to quickly and effectively resolve the matter. CFMHP requires that out-of-state property owners register a local agent with the city and that the property owner or agent attend a property management training class. The curriculum used was initially developed by the Mesa, Arizona Police Department in 1992. 2)Boulder, Colorado has a Rental License Program to regulate habitability standards and to set and enforce occupancy limits. This program requires that out-of-state property owners register an agent with the city. Boulder is currently in the process of reviewing its land use code to help mitigate community impacts related to the over consumption of alcohol. In 2004, Boulder City Council adopted Resolution No. 960 which expressed the city’s recognition that it has a role in addressing the overconsumption of alcohol as an important health, safety, and welfare issue in the in community. 3)Bloomington, Indiana implemented the Quiet Nights program that funds night patrol officers dedicated to enforcing the noise ordinance. Fines paid for violating the noise ordinance fund the program. 4)Corvallis, Oregon has a rental housing code for establishing and enforcing habitability standards. It also applies its chronic nuisance code (disorderly conduct, alcohol violations, etc.) to multi- unit property in a specific section of that code. Of note, , a chronic nuisance determination may be applied to the entire property when a Hearings Officer determines that the incidents occurred in the common areas of the property or incidents continue to occur despite previous intervention and the owner has demonstrated an inability or unwillingness to correct the issue. 5)Duluth, Minnesota has an Off-Campus Housing Listing Service Policy Agreement with landlords through the University of Minnesota in Duluth. In the agreement, the University reserves the right to de-list or refuse to list properties or landlords when the landlord has had too many tenant complaints, inspection issues, municipal code violations, or misrepresents the property in a listing. 6)Fort Collins, Colorado regulates rental housing developments through its nuisance and occupancy codes. Currently, Fort Collins is developing a Student Housing Action Plan (SHAP) to develop strategies that encourage and provide an adequate supply of quality student housing while maintaining neighborhood quality and compatibility. The SHAP focuses on parking, traffic, noise, scale, and use. S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M121128\S121128A.doc