Beloit, WI Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

06(2) bars a property owner from leasing any dwelling unit unless the owner holds a valid rental registration certificate issued by the Community and Housing Services Division of the Department of Community Development for that specific unit, and the City will not issue a certificate if the application is incomplete, unsigned, or contains false or incorrect information. 06(1) describe the program's purpose as establishing minimum housing and property maintenance standards to control the occupancy, use, maintenance and repair of rental buildings and to prevent dilapidated, unsafe, or unhygienic conditions from becoming a public nuisance.

21(2), and a unit is treated as "leased" whenever the occupant pays any consideration, including covering the owner's mortgage, so occupancy by anyone other than the owner creates a rebuttable presumption that rent is being paid. An application goes to the Community and Housing Services Division on its own form, and the certificate is a 12-month cycle from March 1 to the last day of February. The City can suspend a certificate by written notice if it later finds the application false, and issuance of a certificate never certifies that the unit is free of code violations or fit for habitation.