City of Rochester requires Certificates of Occupancy and rental registration for all rental dwellings (1-4 units) under Municipal Code Chapter 90. Properties must pass inspection every 3-6 years. Town of Irondequoit, Greece, and Brighton have separate rental registries.
Rochester Municipal Code §90-16 requires a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) for every rental unit. Residential 1-4 unit dwellings are inspected every 6 years in owner-occupied duplexes and every 3 years for non-owner-occupied units under the Certificate of Occupancy program. Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Ordinance (Chapter 90, Article II) requires visual inspection for pre-1978 units in designated high-risk zones and dust-wipe testing for units with prior lead violations. Town of Irondequoit requires rental registration under Town Code Ch. 177. Greece Town Code Ch. 199 requires rental permits. Fees run $60-$150 per unit.
Renting without C of O: Rochester fines $250-$1,000 per occurrence, possible prosecution. Failed inspection: correction order with 30-day cure. Lead violations: up to $5,000 and criminal referral. Unregistered rentals in Irondequoit/Greece: $250-$500 first offense.
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