Rental registration and inspections in Victorville

The annual regulatory Rental Business License fee will be set from time to time by City Council resolution in an amount not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of conducting the property inspections required by this Article.

All Residential Rental Property located in the City shall be subject to an initial inspection upon submittal of a Rental Business License application, and an annual inspection upon renewal of said license thereafter.

A Residential Rental Property for which an Owner has submitted an initial Rental Business License application shall undergo an initial compliance inspection conducted within thirty (30) days after the submittal of a Rental Business License application, and one compliance re-inspection to be conducted no sooner than fifteen (15) days after a failed initial compliance inspection.

A Residential Rental Property for which an Owner is seeking an annual renewal of a Rental Business License shall undergo one compliance inspection conducted by the City Manager within thirty (30) days prior to the business license expiration date, and one compliance re-inspection to be conducted no sooner than fifteen (15) days after a failed annual renewal inspection.

Nothing contained in this Article shall prevent or restrict the City's authority to inspect any Residential Rental Property in response to a complaint alleging violations of any Applicable Law, or to pursue any remedies available to the City thereunder.

Should a Property Owner fail to timely pay the annual Residential Rental Business License fee, any cost recovery fee, or administrative fine related to the enforcement of and compliance with this Article, such unpaid fees or fines shall constitute a debt to the City, enforceable in accordance with Section 16-7.05.080 of this Development Code.