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The purpose of the Rental Housing Inspection Program is to address the issue of substandard rental properties, promote greater compliance with health and safety standards and preserve the quality of Sacramento’s neighborhoods and available housing. The program achieves compliance of health, safety and welfare code violations in/on residential rental properties that are a threat to the occupant's safety, structural integrity of the building, and a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhoods.
Owners of rental property are required to submit a Rental Housing Program Registration Form for each rental property owned. The registration form is used to confirm the number of units on each parcel and to collect contact information for the owner, and any Local Contact Representative they want to act on their behalf.
If you received a registration packet by mail, but would prefer to register online, please check here. This link can also be used to update information for an existing registered property such as a change in mailing address, phone number or email, or updating the Local Contact Representative on file. If you believe your property to be exempt from the Rental Housing Inspection Program, or if you received a packet for a property that has since sold, please complete and return the Application for Exemption form. Submit the form online.
For additional information regarding exemptions, please see the Exemptions section below.
While we make every effort to send packets to potential property owners, it is ultimately the owners’ responsibility to register each property whether or not they are contacted by the City.
The Rental Housing Inspection Program collects fees to help cover the cost of the program administration and for the inspection(s) performed by the inspectors.
Rental Housing Inspection Program Fee: $16 per rental housing unit
Unit Inspection Fee: $164 per each new rental unit inspected by the program
Additional fees would be imposed only if the property is not brought into compliance within 30 days of the initial inspection, if the inspection appointment is not kept by the owner or responsible party or if the annual fee is not paid to the City in a timely manner. Missed appointments or appointments not rescheduled within 7 calendar days of the appointment date are subject to a fee of $80.
Phone: (916) 808-7368
Fax: (916) 288-9955
E-mail: RHIP@cityofsacramento.org
NOTE:
For appointment changes, rescheduling, etc. or for urgent matters please contact us by phone as e-mail replies are subject to delay.
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