Apple Valley, CA Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Certificate required
- Before allowing any rental occupancy
- Term
- One year, renewable with fees
- Triggers extra fee
- Ownership, unit count or classification change
- Administered by
- Town Manager or designee
- Unpaid fees
- Collectible as a Town debt
Summary
Apple Valley bars anyone from letting a rental housing unit be occupied without an unexpired, unrevoked property maintenance certificate issued by the Town under Municipal Code § 8.34.040. The certificate functions as the Town's rental registration: it expires one year after issuance, must be renewed with fees paid on time, and triggers extra fees whenever ownership or occupancy of the unit changes.
(a)No person or entity shall allow the occupancy of any rental housing unit, without possessing an unexpired, unrevoked, property maintenance certificate for each facility and paying the inspection fee and any additional fees for follow-up inspections to the Town of Apple Valley in those amounts set forth in the Schedule of Fees as adopted by the Town of Apple Valley.(b)Each property maintenance certificate issued shall expire one year after issuance. The property maintenance certificate shall be renewed and all fees paid on or before the expiration date.
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
030 to include apartment houses, hotels, motels and single-family rental housing that is not owner-occupied. 040(b)). 040(c) requires payment whenever the occupancy classification of the building changes, the number of rental units changes, ownership of the apartment house, single-family rental, hotel or motel changes, or a follow-up inspection beyond the annual cycle is needed to bring the facility into compliance. 020). 070.
Violations & Fines
Occupying or renting a unit without the required property maintenance certificate is enforced under § 8.34.060 through the Title 1 general penalty scheme: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or a reduced infraction with fines of $100, $200 and $500 for a first, second and third violation within a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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