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So landlords in general didn't like the idea of becoming registered. Well read on about what may happen in a South Florida town.
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Aren't we lucky but for how long?
So landlords in general didn't like the idea of becoming registered. Well read on about what may happen in a South Florida town.
Training program for landlords, tenants planned
Delray Beach officials have filled the longstanding opening for a rental-housing inspector from within and want to move ahead with a training program for property owners and renters.
LeShay Ferguson, a code enforcement officer with the Community Improvement Department since 2001, started her new job July 19. It took two years to hire her because no one interviewed was the right fit, said Lula Butler, director of the department. "We much prefer to promote from within," Butler said.
Ferguson's first priority will be to help upgrade the city's rental properties, Butler said.
"The program will be designed to educate landlords, in particular absentee landlords, on tenant screening techniques, lease agreements, property standards, etc., to try to improve the quality of rental units in the city," Butler said.
After initial planning and development, landlord-training classes will be offered to city landlords, Butler said.
No formal decisions have been made about the number of training workshops that would be offered during the year, the duration or who will attend, Ferguson said. "Such decisions will be made after the curriculum has been developed and the outreach strategy completed. Based on our current schedule, the program and annual work plan will be in place by September," Ferguson said. "I'll be educating landlords/tenants on how to take a more active role in property maintenance and provide them with the resources to do so."
The classes will be voluntary at first and may evolve into mandatory, Butler said.
The program is the city's way of addressing substandard rental units contributing to the decline of neighborhoods, Butler said.
"In many cases, the rental units are owned by absentee landlords, and in many cases the problems are repetitive. The rental housing inspection program will give us an opportunity to correct neighborhood problems created by rental units by offering educational materials to landlords," Butler said.
Problems have increased during the past 10 to 15 years, Butler said.
"Numerous landlords have been cited for property maintenance violations," Butler said.
"The landlord permit fee of $30 per unit per year is used to offset the cost of work we do," Butler said. "It funds the code enforcement staff position, but it's transferring to the new position."
Delray Beach officials have filled the longstanding opening for a rental-housing inspector from within and want to move ahead with a training program for property owners and renters.
LeShay Ferguson, a code enforcement officer with the Community Improvement Department since 2001, started her new job July 19. It took two years to hire her because no one interviewed was the right fit, said Lula Butler, director of the department. "We much prefer to promote from within," Butler said.
Ferguson's first priority will be to help upgrade the city's rental properties, Butler said.
"The program will be designed to educate landlords, in particular absentee landlords, on tenant screening techniques, lease agreements, property standards, etc., to try to improve the quality of rental units in the city," Butler said.
After initial planning and development, landlord-training classes will be offered to city landlords, Butler said.
No formal decisions have been made about the number of training workshops that would be offered during the year, the duration or who will attend, Ferguson said. "Such decisions will be made after the curriculum has been developed and the outreach strategy completed. Based on our current schedule, the program and annual work plan will be in place by September," Ferguson said. "I'll be educating landlords/tenants on how to take a more active role in property maintenance and provide them with the resources to do so."
The classes will be voluntary at first and may evolve into mandatory, Butler said.
The program is the city's way of addressing substandard rental units contributing to the decline of neighborhoods, Butler said.
"In many cases, the rental units are owned by absentee landlords, and in many cases the problems are repetitive. The rental housing inspection program will give us an opportunity to correct neighborhood problems created by rental units by offering educational materials to landlords," Butler said.
Problems have increased during the past 10 to 15 years, Butler said.
"Numerous landlords have been cited for property maintenance violations," Butler said.
"The landlord permit fee of $30 per unit per year is used to offset the cost of work we do," Butler said. "It funds the code enforcement staff position, but it's transferring to the new position."
Aren't we lucky but for how long?