Apple Valley, CA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Certificate term
- Expires one year after issuance
- Second inspection fails
- Certificate is revoked
- Reissuance
- Requires reinspection fee plus admin costs
- Enforcing officer
- Town Manager or designee
- Delinquent fees
- Collectible as a Town debt via civil action
Summary
Apple Valley requires the Town to inspect every rental housing unit before issuing the annual property maintenance certificate that lets an owner keep tenants in the property. Municipal Code § 8.34.050 gives owners a second inspection to fix problems; if the unit still fails, the Town revokes the certificate and charges a reinspection fee before reissuing it.
Each premises to which an annual property maintenance certificate is to be issued shall be inspected by the Town of Apple Valley to assure compliance with the provisions of the Town of Apple Valley Municipal Code. If after a second inspection the premises have not been brought into compliance with the provisions of this Code, the property maintenance certificate shall be revoked. No property maintenance certificate, once revoked, shall be reissued without required payment of an additional reinspection fee and all administrative costs incurred by the Town of Apple Valley.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020). 040(c)). 070). 030 defines 'rental housing unit' broadly to include any dwelling rented, leased or offered for rent as a residence.
Violations & Fines
Failing to hold a valid, unrevoked property maintenance certificate, or refusing the required inspection, is enforced under §§ 1.01.200-1.01.260: a misdemeanor with up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or an infraction citation starting at $100 and rising to $500 for repeat violations within a year, plus liability for delinquent fees and the Town's collection costs.
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