South Bend requires every non-occupant landlord to register rentals annually by September 1. Indiana Code 36-1-20-5 caps the fee at five dollars. Unincorporated St. Joseph County has no registration program.
South Bend runs a Landlord Registration Program under City Code Chapter 6, Article 10: any owner of residential rental property they do not occupy must register with the city each year by September 1. State law caps the charge, IC 36-1-20-5(c) limits the annual registration fee to five dollars per rental unit, so South Bend's fee is $5 per owner, and failing to register draws a $300 civil penalty per unit. South Bend separately requires a safety inspection under its Rental Safety Verification Program. These survive Indiana's landlord-tenant preemption because IC 36-1-20 expressly authorizes registration. Unincorporated St. Joseph County and Mishawaka impose no such registry.
In South Bend, failing to register a rental by September 1 is a $300 civil penalty per rental unit or community. Renting an uninspected unit violates the Rental Safety Verification ordinance.
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