Must landlords register or inspect rental units in Adelanto?

Adelanto's code: Exempt: legal accessory dwelling units, rooms rented to single individuals in an owner-occupied single-family home, and hotel or motel units under the transient occupancy tax. (§ 8.40.030); Non-refundable fee, in an amount set by City Council resolution. (Paid with each annual registration.) (§ 8.40.060).

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Exemptions	Exempt: legal accessory dwelling units, rooms rented to single individuals in an owner-occupied single-family home, and hotel or motel units under the transient occupancy tax. § 8.40.030 · code text The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to: legal accessory dwelling units, rooms rented to single individuals in an owner-occupier single family residence, or hotel or motel units subject to the transient occupancy tax ordinance codified at Chapter 3.40 of the Adelanto Municipal Code.
Fee	Non-refundable fee, in an amount set by City Council resolution. Applies: Paid with each annual registration. § 8.40.060 · code text Each annual registration for the residential rental dwelling unit inspection program shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in the amount established by Resolution of the City Council. Annual self-certification fee, in an amount set by City Council resolution. Applies: Applies to rental units approved in the Self-Certification Program. § 8.40.060 · code text If a residential rental dwelling unit is approved in the Self-Certification Program an annual self-certification fee in the amount established by Resolution of the City Council will be required. Annual inspection fee, in an amount set by City Council resolution. Applies: Applies to rental units not approved in the Self-Certification Program; covers the annual inspection and one compliance re-inspection if necessary. § 8.40.060 · code text If a residential rental dwelling unit is not approved in the Self-Certification Program an annual inspection fee for an annual inspection in the amount established by resolution of the City Council will be required.
Inspections	An initial inspection, then an annual inspection. Applies: Applies to rental units subject to the chapter at its effective date; self-certified units need no annual inspection after the initial one. § 8.40.070 · code text It is the intent of the City that all residential rental dwelling units subject to this Chapter as of the effective date of this Chapter will receive an initial inspection and subsequently an annual inspection, subject to the twenty-one (21) day notice required by subsection A., provided that residential dwelling units who register for the Self-Certification Program after completing the initial inspection will not require annual inspections. Reduced inspections for 5 years. Applies: Well-maintained properties in the Self-Certification Program, while the units keep meeting eligibility standards. § 8.40.070 · code text Well-maintained properties eligible to participate in the Self-Certification Program will have reduced inspections as outlined in Section 8.40.090 for a period of five (5) years as long as the residential rental dwelling units' condition do not deteriorate during that time to the extent that the property would no longer meet the Self-Certification eligibility standards. Inspection within 90 days of the date of registration. Applies: Applies to rental units that become subject to the chapter after the program's first year. § 8.40.070 · code text Any residential rental dwelling unit which becomes subject to this Chapter after the first year of the program shall receive an inspection within ninety (90) days of the date of registration.
Penalty	Late fee: 20% the month after the due date, then 10% per further month, up to 50% of the fee. Applies: Late payment of the annual rental unit program fee. § 8.40.060 · code text the Director shall add a penalty of twenty (20) percent of the permit fee on the first day of the month following the due date The offense is an infraction. Applies: A false statement or false information in a registration or in connection with one. § 8.40.040 · code text Any person who makes a false statement in the registration or submits false information in connection with a registration shall be guilty of an infraction.
Registration	Register within 60 days. Applies: Counted from the date the unit was acquired or converted into a residential rental dwelling unit. § 8.40.040 · code text Registration of residential rental dwelling units which become subject to this Chapter after the effective date of this Chapter shall be due within sixty (60) days of the date that the residential rental dwelling unit was acquired or converted into a residential rental dwelling unit. Annual registration for the rental unit inspection program. Applies: Owners of one or more residential rental dwelling units in the city; legal ADUs and rooms rented in an owner-occupied single-family home are excluded. § 8.40.060 · code text Each annual registration for the residential rental dwelling unit inspection program shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee in the amount established by Resolution of the City Council.

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