Florissant, MO Rental Property Rules: Rental Registration (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual fee
- $50 per owner per dwelling unit
- Applications to
- Department of Public Works
- Required certificate
- Crime-free housing certificate
- Late renewal penalty
- $2/month
- Suspension trigger
- 3+ maintenance violations in 6 months
- Reinstatement fee
- $100 (suspension), $200 (revocation)
Summary
Florissant requires every residential rental property to carry an annual $50-per-unit rental license from the Department of Public Works under Section 605.455, tied to a crime-free housing certificate, before an owner may lease it to a non-owner occupant.
License Required. ... A license is required for each residential rental property located within the City, and no person shall permit occupancy of or offer for rent/lease, without a residential rental license issued pursuant to this Article, any residential rental property within the City of Florissant to any person(s), as principal occupant(s), who are not the record owner(s) of the property or approved as exempt occupants under provisions of this Article. ... The annual fee for each calendar year or portion thereof for the license required by this Article shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per owner per each residential dwelling unit in the City of Florissant due and payable at the time of application. License renewals are due by the end of January of each year. A delinquency fee, calculated at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) for each month after January 31 or portion thereof, shall be assessed for late payment of an application fee but may be waived by the Director of Public Works for good cause shown. However, license renewals may not be processed if the property has outstanding violations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4989395; v43 updated 2026-05-26; through 05-26-2026).
Full Breakdown
455(B). 456. box, email address or toll-free number does not satisfy that requirement. 457 requires all applicants to hold a crime-free housing certificate administered by the Florissant Police Department and encourages, though does not mandate, a criminal background search on prospective tenants. 458; renewals cannot be processed while a property has outstanding violations. 461 lets the Director of Public Works suspend a license after more than three property-maintenance violations in six months, or suspend or revoke it after three or more nuisance, property-destruction or public-safety incidents in twelve months, or after specified criminal activity by a tenant or guest, with an appeal to a three-person panel within ten working days.
Violations & Fines
Renting or permitting occupancy of a residential rental property without a current license blocks any new occupancy permit and can trigger revocation of existing occupancy permits under Section 605.459. Reinstatement after a suspension costs $100 for re-inspection; after a revocation it costs $200, plus proof that the property is back in full code compliance.
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