TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE BLOOMINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE
ENTITLED "RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT AND LODGING
ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION PROGRAM"
This ordinance amends Title 16 "Residential Rental Unit and Lodging Establishment Inspection
Program" by requiring annual submittal of an occupancy affidavit for certain types of residential
rental units and providing for notices of violation to be deemed properly served if transmitted by
email to the Owner email address registered with HAND on the form described in BMC Section
16.03.020.
Note: At the June 2, 2021 Regular Session, the Council adopted the following amendments:
- Am 01 -which removed a Whereas clause; and
- Am 02 - which removed a provision that would have allowed for property owners to
indicate "no change in occupants" on the affidavit under certain circumstances.
Also note: At the June 16, 2021 Regular Session, the Council adopted the following amendments:
- Am 03 - which made several changes to the ordinance as follows:
o required property owners subject to the ordinance to complete and maintain
occupancy affidavit forms after a reasonable inquiry as opposed to requiring
submittal of each form to the HAND Department;
o stated that property owners shall retain completed occupancy affidavit forms for
a period of time and should be able to produce the forms upon request;
o removed the requirement to identify the familial relationship among occupants in
the affidavit form;
o revised the proposed penalty to address a failure to timely maintain a required
affidavit form;
o deleted Section III of the ordinance to remove a provision related to email
notification of notices of violation; and
o revised Whereas clauses to better reflect the reason for the ordinance to reflect
other changes proposed by the amendment.
- Am 04 - which removed the requirement on property owners to complete an occupancy
affidavit at least once per year and instead required owners or agents to complete such
affidavits only when there was a change in the occupancy of the dwelling unit.