Santa Cruz Municipal Code Ch. 21.06 (Residential Rental Dwelling Unit Inspection and Maintenance Program) requires landlords to register rental units with the City and submit to periodic habitability inspections.
Registration is required for residential rental dwelling units under §21.06.040. Fees are set under §21.06.060. Inspections under §21.06.070 confirm compliance with building, housing, and zoning codes. A self-certification track is available under §21.06.080 for qualifying owners. Refusal to permit inspection triggers §21.06.090 enforcement. Retaliatory eviction in response to inspection participation is barred under §21.06.100.
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