The City of Erie requires owners of residential rental units to register with the Bureau of Code Enforcement under the Department of Permitting and Inspection, identify a local agent, pay the annual fee, and submit to periodic IPMC inspection.
Erie's rental registration framework is set in the Codified Ordinances and administered by the Bureau of Code Enforcement within the Department of Permitting and Inspection at City Hall, 626 State Street. Every owner of a rental dwelling within the City must register the unit, identify the owner and a local agent for service, and pay the annual fee adopted by Council. Registration is paired with a periodic inspection cycle against the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as adopted, covering smoke and CO alarms, egress, heat, plumbing, electrical, and lead-paint disclosures for pre-1978 buildings. Inspections happen on rotation and on complaint. Federal lead disclosure under 42 U.S.C. §4852d remains mandatory.
Renting an unregistered unit, missing the annual fee, refusing inspection entry, or missing IPMC correction deadlines violates the Codified Ordinances. Citations go to MDJ Court with per-offense and per-day fines, plus possible registration suspension.
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