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Rental registration and inspections in Elk Grove

Elk Grove's own rules on rental registration and inspections, with the code text for every value.

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

What Elk Grove's code says

Elk Grove code What Elk Grove's code adds
Fee
  • The fee amount is set by City Council resolution.
    § 16.20.1214 · code text
    The rental housing registration fee shall be established by the City Council by resolution.
Penalty
  • A tenant may not occupy the property unless the registration fee has been paid.
    Applies: Applies to rental property with fewer than 16 rental dwelling units.
    § 16.20.1200 · code text
    No rental property less than sixteen (16) rental dwelling units shall be occupied by a tenant unless there has been paid to the Department the rental housing registration fee for such rental dwelling unit.
Registration
  • The property must be registered with the City before it is rented or leased.
    Applies: Applies to residential property of 16 or fewer rental dwelling units.
    § 16.20.1218 · code text
    It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to rent or lease, regardless of receiving compensation for such rental or lease, a residential property of sixteen (16) or fewer rental dwelling units without registering that property with the City.
  • Registration is valid for 3 years.
    Applies: Applies to rental property of fewer than 16 units, unless the owner completes the education requirements or registry information becomes invalid.
    § 16.20.1207 · code text
    The registration will be good for three (3) years, unless the owner has completed the education requirements set out in EGMC Section 16.20.1220, or whenever the information contained in the registry becomes invalid.
  • After a certified education program, registration stays in effect until contact information changes or the property changes ownership.
    Applies: Applies when the owner or registered property manager completes a certified education program.
    § 16.20.1204 · code text
    Should an owner or registered property manager of a rental property complete a certified education program, as determined by the City Manager, their registration fee would be in perpetuity only ending when the contact information changes or the property changes ownership.
  • The City must be told in writing within 30 days of a change to required registration information.
    Applies: Applies to changes such as a transfer of ownership or a new emergency contact.
    § 16.20.1218 · code text
    Notification of any change to the information required by the registration form, such as a transfer of ownership or change in emergency contact information, shall be required and submitted to the City in writing within thirty (30) days of such change.

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Frequently asked questions

Must landlords register or inspect rental units in Elk Grove?

Elk Grove's code: The fee amount is set by City Council resolution. (§ 16.20.1214); A tenant may not occupy the property unless the registration fee has been paid. (Applies to rental property with fewer than 16 rental dwelling units.) (§ 16.20.1200).

General information, not legal advice.

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