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Roseville, CA Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing chapter
RMC Chapter 16.05
Single-unit trigger
More than 6 police/fire calls in 6 months
2-4 unit complex trigger
Over 1 call/unit/month average
5+ unit complex trigger
Over 0.20 calls/unit/month average
Enforcing official
Chief building inspector
Inspection cost billed to
Owner (per Sec. 16.04.250)

Summary

Roseville's chief building inspector can inspect rental units that trip specific numeric triggers under the city's Rental Property Inspection and Tenant Relocation Ordinance, including a threshold number of police or fire calls, graffiti or nuisance violations, or pest findings by the Health Officer.

Management quality standards justifying an inspection are: 1. For an individual residential unit, more than six police and/or fire calls over a six-month period (other than medical emergency); 2. For a complex containing between two and four residential units, more than a monthly average of one police and/or fire call per unit over a six-month period (other than medical emergency); 3. For a complex containing more than four residential units, more than a monthly average of 0.20 police and/or fire calls per unit over a six-month period (other than medical emergency); 4. Any violation of either Chapter 10.53 (Graffiti) or Chapter 10.54 (Nuisance Abatement); 5. Any determination by the Health Officer that a pest vector is present; 6. Any violation of the Uniform Building Code or Uniform Housing Code relating to maximum occupancy.

Full Breakdown

20 calls per unit per month over six months. 54 (Nuisance Abatement), any Health Officer determination that a pest vector is present, or any Uniform Building Code or Uniform Housing Code violation relating to maximum occupancy. 04. 250 and are generally paid by the owner, with unpaid costs collectible as a lien against the property. 100.

Violations & Fines

Owners who fail to correct a substandard condition found during a quality-standards inspection are subject to a compliance order under Chapter 2.52. If the order requires a tenant to vacate, the owner must pay relocation benefits equal to twice the unit's monthly rent under Section 16.05.090, and late payment adds one and one-half times that amount as damages under Section 16.05.100. Reinspection costs are always billed to the owner.

Frequently Asked Questions

What triggers a proactive rental inspection in Roseville?
Under RMC Section 16.05.050(C), a unit qualifies once it exceeds the call-volume thresholds tied to its unit count, or has a graffiti, nuisance abatement, pest, or occupancy violation. The chief building inspector then may inspect under the Uniform Housing Code standards adopted in Chapter 16.04.
Who pays for a quality-standards inspection in Roseville?
The owner pays under Section 16.05.050(B), billed per the fee schedule in Section 16.04.250. Any unpaid inspection costs, including reinspections, may be recorded as a lien against the property.
What happens if my rental unit fails inspection?
The chief building inspector may issue a compliance order under Chapter 2.52. If the order requires tenants to vacate, the owner owes relocation benefits equal to twice the monthly rent under Section 16.05.090, plus 1.5x damages for late payment under Section 16.05.100.

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