Birmingham requires rental property registration and annual inspection under the Rental Property Maintenance Code. Unincorporated Jefferson County has no county-wide registration. Registration fee is approximately $50 per unit annually in Birmingham.
The City of Birmingham adopted a Rental Property Registration Program requiring all residential rentals within city limits to be registered with the Department of Planning, Engineering, and Permits. Owners must provide contact information, local property manager details if applicable, and pay an annual fee. Properties must comply with the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted locally. Unincorporated Jefferson County does not have a general rental registration ordinance; properties in smaller municipalities (Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook) follow individual city rules. Lead-based paint disclosure required for pre-1978 units per federal law. Smoke detectors required per Alabama Code §9-3-19.
Unregistered rentals in Birmingham: fines starting at $100 per unit, potential certificate of occupancy revocation. Failed inspection: correction order with re-inspection required. Renting uninhabitable units: criminal misdemeanor under Alabama Code §13A-7-4.
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