Hanford, CA Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting section
- HMC § 15.20.010
- Code adopted
- Uniform Housing Code, 1997
- Enforced by
- Building official
- Penalty
- Infraction, Gov. Code § 36900(b)
Summary
Hanford adopts the 1997 Uniform Housing Code by reference as its local housing-standards ordinance, setting minimum habitability requirements, sanitation, structural safety, light, and ventilation, for residential buildings citywide under Chapter 15.20.
Subject to the additions, deletions and amendments set forth in this chapter and in the California State Housing Law, CCR, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 1, current provision, the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, one copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk, is hereby adopted by reference.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4873707; v4 updated 2026-03-17).
Full Breakdown
Hanford Municipal Code § 15.20.010 adopts, subject to the additions, deletions, and amendments in the chapter and California's State Housing Law (CCR Title 25), the Uniform Housing Code, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, as the City's local housing standards. That adopted code sets minimum habitability requirements for existing residential buildings, sanitation, structural soundness, light, ventilation, and fire safety, that landlords must maintain. Enforcement runs through the building official under Chapter 15.20, with violations charged as infractions under Government Code § 36900(b).
Violations & Fines
Failing to maintain a rental unit to Uniform Housing Code standards is an infraction under § 15.20.080, punishable as set out in Government Code § 36900(b), and can trigger a building-official abatement order.
Frequently Asked Questions
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