Springdale has no general residential rental-registration ordinance. Owners follow standard Washington County property-tax assessment, City business-license rules if operating a rental business, and the City's adopted building and property-maintenance codes enforced by the Building and Code Enforcement Departments.
Unlike states with a strong rental-licensing tradition, Arkansas does not mandate citywide rental registration, and Springdale has not adopted a stand-alone residential rental-registration program in the Municipal Code. Owners assess property with the Washington County Assessor and pay property tax through the Washington County Collector; some operators take a City business license through the Springdale City Clerk if they hold rental property as a trade or business. The Springdale Building Department and Code Enforcement Division administer the City's adopted International Property Maintenance Code, International Residential Code, and Fire Code on a complaint and case basis rather than through scheduled per-unit registration. Federal lead-paint disclosure under 42 U.S.C. §4852d remains mandatory for pre-1978 units.
No citywide registration penalty exists. Habitability or maintenance violations under the adopted IPMC and Fire Code are cited by Code Enforcement or the Fire Department, with fines, repair orders, and possible condemnation under IPMC §108.
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