About the Rental Housing Inspection Ordinance:  View Ordinance

Adopted in December 2008, this provides a more regulated approach to insuring safe rental properties within unincorporated Sacramento County.

The County's Housing Code Enforcement Program required rental property owners to properly maintain rental units and inspections if complaints were received. However, the process did not adequately deal with the increasing number of deteriorating properties: many tenants are afraid to report sub-standard conditions, and the foreclosure crisis caused more properties to become vacation and vandalized, adding to neighborhood blight.

This new ordinance differs from other ordinances because it allows owners and/or agents of rental properties to become certified to self-inspect their properties. It concentrates on owner/tenant education and provides mandated inspections that will assure quality housing for all rental tenants.

Ordinance Goal:

Enforcement of the Ordinance:

Self-Inspection Certification Training Course:
Visit the Rental Housing Asociation website for complete information.

Questions about Rental Housing and Fees? 

For more information call 916-875-5555, e-mail the Code Enforcement Officer of the Day at saccode@saccounty.net, or visit Rental Housing FEE webpage located on the Consolidated Utilities Billing website.

Rental Housing Registration Form:  Online registration form

Human Rights and Fair Housing Information: Tenant-Landord Issues

Our Partners:

The following agencies have participated in the Advisory Stakeholders Committee:

• Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission
  
• Legal Services of Northern California
  
• Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency (SHRA)
  
• Sacramento Association of Realtors
  
• Sacramento Mutual Housing Association
  
• Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley
  
• Sacramento County District Attorney's Office