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AURORA<\/strong> | The city is looking to create a rental registration and licensing program encompassing both multi-family properties and single family homes in an effort to improve standards of living and better enforce code violations.<\/p>\n

At the June 8 study session, city council members discussed a resolution to direct the city manager to develop a potential registration program, which would need approval from council before it could be implemented.<\/p>\n

Council will likely vote on the resolution at its June 22 meeting.<\/p>\n

The city has for decades had a systematic apartment rental inspection program for health and safety standards, as well as inspections for any rental property at the request of tenants. Joshua King, manager of the neighborhood support division, said the registration and licensing program would help bolster the existing program.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe rental registration would allow us to mandate owners or property managers in Aurora to register yearly with contact information and have a locally registered property manager or the owner themselves that are local, so we can actually contact them quickly,\u201d King said at the May 19 housing committee meeting.<\/p>\n

Mayor Pro Tem Alison Coombs said at the study session that the city is having a major issue with rental properties that don\u2019t have a designated property manager to respond to violations or complaints.<\/p>\n

\u201cCode enforcement isn\u2019t working within this space and so, requiring that folks say \u2018This is a rental property and this is who you contact if there\u2019s a problem,\u2019 is one of the outcomes that we\u2019re trying to pursue,\u201d Coombs said.<\/p>\n

Coombs said the resolution is \u201cessentially just acknowledging that we\u2019ve received a lot of concern from community members about the difficulty with enforcing tenant rental protections\u201d and directing staff to work on a rental registry program to help address the concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mayor Mike Coffman, who is co-sponsoring the resolution with Coombs, said the program will be particularly important in northwest Aurora and will hopefully include regulations for both interior and exterior issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think blight is a contagion and I think those who have rental properties in the city of Aurora ought to maintain them,\u201d Coffman said.<\/p>\n

Aurora was embroiled in a lawsuit filed against a New York apartment property owner after the city shut down three apartment complexes, deeming them unlivable for a period of time. The landlord, CBZ, blamed the condition of the apartments, without evidence, on Venezuelan gangs. The controversy drew national media attention and that of then presidential-candidate Donald Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Councilmember Fran\u00e7oise Bergan listed several concerns, including the operating costs and the potential for government overreach. She said the city already does inspections and regulates building codes, while the state provides tenant resources through Colorado Housing Connects.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally I think it\u2019s growing government at the municipal level and taking away property rights,\u201d Bergan said.<\/p>\n

Bergan told Coffman that she was surprised he supported the program when, in her opinion, it could intrude on property rights. Coffman said he doesn\u2019t \u201cthink property rights cover the ability to be a slumlord.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilmember Stephanie Hancock echoed Bergan\u2019s concerns and added that a new registration program could unintentionally cause rents to increase when landlords pass the costs of fees on to tenants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like sometimes that we\u2019re shooting a fly with an elephant gun,\u201d Hancock said. \u201cI want to make sure that this is the appropriate resource that we\u2019re using to handle the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

If the council approves the resolution, city staff will conduct research, conversations with stakeholders and community outreach this summer and fall with the intent of bringing the proposed program to council in the winter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As part of the research for a potential program, staff will determine the number of staff needed to operate the program, potential fees for registration and how to collaborate with existing tenant resources at the state level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Implementation could start next year if the council supports the program.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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