Winston-Salem does not maintain a citywide rental registration program. Rental properties must comply with the Minimum Housing Code in Chapter 14 of the City Code, and landlords can be compelled to register only after repeated code violations under NCGS 160D-1207 limits.
Winston-Salem does not require all landlords to register rental units with the city. Under NCGS 160D-1207, North Carolina cities are sharply limited in their ability to impose blanket rental registration or proactive inspection programs. The state statute restricts targeted rental inspections to properties with documented code violations or those located in areas with verified high violation rates. Winston-Salem enforces its Minimum Housing Code (Code of Ordinances Chapter 14) on a complaint-driven basis through the Community Development Department. Owners of problem properties may be subject to the Residential Rental Property Registration process after repeated violations. Short-term rentals are regulated separately under the Unified Development Ordinances zoning rules for tourist homes and bed-and-breakfast uses. All landlords must still comply with the NC Residential Rental Agreements Act and provide smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors per NCGS 42-42.
Failure to correct Minimum Housing Code violations can result in civil penalties of $100 per day per violation under the City Code. Unsafe structures may be ordered vacated or demolished by Code Administration.
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