The City of Rock Hill requires owners of single-family and multi-family rental properties within the city limits to register with Neighborhood Services and submit to inspection prior to occupancy. The program is administered by Neighborhood Services at 150 Johnston Street.
Rock Hill operates a residential rental registration and pre-occupancy inspection program through the Neighborhood Services Department at 150 Johnston Street (entrance from Hampton Street). All single-family and multi-family rental units inside the city limits must be registered, and units are subject to inspection prior to occupancy. Inspections verify compliance with the City's adopted property-maintenance code — working smoke and CO alarms, egress windows in sleeping rooms, sound roofs and walls, working heat and plumbing, intact electrical service, and freedom from infestation. Federal lead-paint disclosure under 42 U.S.C. §4852d remains mandatory for pre-1978 units. Short-term rentals are handled under a separate STR permit administered by Planning and Development.
Renting an unregistered unit, refusing inspection entry, or missing correction deadlines violates the Code of Ordinances. Citations are heard in the City of Rock Hill Municipal Court with escalating per-offense fines and possible suspension of the rental's certificate of occupancy.
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