Indio, CA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- Ord. 1830, effective 2-4-2026
- Registration due
- March 1 annually
- Administered by
- City Manager (Director)
- Covers
- single-family, multifamily, ADUs, JADUs
- Fines
- $100 / $200 / $500 escalating
Summary
Indio's Residential Rental Inspection Program requires landlords to register rental properties, undergo periodic inspections, correct deficiencies, and pay program costs, layered on top of ordinary complaint-based code enforcement.
It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to establish a proactive Residential Rental Inspection Program ("Program") that supplements complaint-based code enforcement by requiring registration of rental properties, periodic inspections, correction of deficiencies, and cost-recovery mechanisms, all consistent with State and Federal law.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Adopted by Ordinance 1830 on February 4, 2026, Indio's Chapter 125 program applies to nearly all rental housing in the city, single-family homes, multifamily buildings, condos, and accessory or junior accessory dwelling units, administered by the City Manager or a designee called the Director. Exempt are licensed mobile-home parks, transient lodging covered by the state Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act, and units the owner has sworn are not currently rented. The program funds itself through registration and re-inspection fees set by City Council resolution, and non-compliance is enforced through the administrative citation and hearing process in §§ 125.07-125.08.
Violations & Fines
Failure to register or correct identified deficiencies violates Chapter 125 and triggers administrative citation under § 125.08, with fines escalating from $100 to $500 per repeat violation within twelve months.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the program cover accessory dwelling units?
Are hotels or mobile-home parks included?
Sources & Official References
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