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Licensing is a cash grab where write some editorials in the newspaper where those costs are going to past on to tenants in higher rents then ask the tenants to vote for politicians interested in higher rents for tenants. In the city of Hamilton Ontario rental housing providers have fought the city numerous times about licensing as there are building and fire codes on the books that can be enforced. The worst landlord in Canada is the TCHC housing where if a tenant calls the building inspector they will not enforce or come out to inspect as one government agency will not prosecute anther government agency. View some videos on You Tube about TCHC housing where the extreme left wing socialists want slums to be the model for all tenants. Every view years the city wants to have a cash grab where it is brought down again. You can be sure if licensing fees are brought the cities are going to exempt themselves. --99.236.xxx.xxx

I remember years back that the City, County, State and Fed's all had their own stick to play with. When I needed to comply with an official violation, I couldn't do as they said, using their methods. The City and State wanted me to expose children to toxic substances just so I could get the job done within their 10 to 18 days. Since I'm a State Licensed Contractor with some Federal Licenses and some City Licenses as well, I had to do this the correct way and pay the $250 local fine, but not the Federal $37,500 fine per day. --47.155.xx.xxx

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It is in the Cleveland OH area along with a lead inspection project that costs over 800 per unit, even if you live in the upper of a double home both units must pass the lead inspection to get the license, tens of owners are selling while the market is doing well. I just met a lady with 1 less, she said the he%% with politician coppution, the movement is out of the city - Cleve troit as we warned them has began. --76.188.xxx.xxx

As clarification, this licensing, as I understand it, is NOT on the actual units, but on a landlords ability to act as a landlord. In essence, making landlords pass an exam similar to the ones real estate agents are required to pass. The push is to limit slumlords from breaking laws regarding discrimination, fair housing practices, etc. Personally, I still believe it will be corrupted in a matter of minutes, and will operate as a simple cash grab, which will, yes, increase the costs to tenants. That said, I have heard some incredible stories of property owners doing some goofball things that cause me to cringe. Not that licensing will fix that... --69.130.xxx.xxx

They should just allow LLs go to Jeffrey's Boot Camp and present that certification. It's much more thorough AND REAL than any test the city could come up with. --50.82.xxx.xxx

Don't get involved with this lunacy. It only goes downhill.Do something different or go to an area where this is not done. --24.180.xx.xx

Currently, the median rental price for a 2bdrm apartment on Hot Pads in Boulder is $2000, Denver is $2200. I expect that to go up. --74.121.xx.xxx

Calculate the amount required to get licensed, which may include continuing education, and add it to your future rents. --99.92.xxx.xxx

Informing tenants from lessons in the past where does more government intervention improve things other then paying more rent. While there are substandard rental units there are building and fire code rules on the books to enforce. Here a town or city can fix the rental unit or house then pass the cost on to taxes so what does city or town need. If everyone rolls over then play dead then the punitive legislation is passed or fight it tooth and nail. Here government owned rental units have a very bad reputation for substandard conditions which is well below the level in private sector rental housing. If the extreme left wing tenancy advocates say housing is a right then why move some people into the houses they own then let them live rent free along with free utilities then see what they say. They should cut off funding then fund non profit rental housing. The trick they use is a small fee then every year the fee increases while they keep milking forever. --99.236.xxx.xxx

Most should have licenses revoked. --70.92.xxx.xxx

The license is to have units inspected as “habitable” meeting Denver code/standards. It’s a city money grab under the auspices of ensuring basic living conditions are being met, which as you said won’t get the slumlords to comply anyway. I’m in the city and it won’t affect me, but I am concerned about the continuous rising costs as regs create less affordability and more issues for families trying to make ends meet. The costs are just passed on to residents that are already burdened. --71.211.xxx.xx

The Socialist Democrats do not believe in private for profit rental housing where the purpose of rent control, free for all along with licensing was designed to bankrupt private sector rental housing providers. View some videos on You Tube about TCHC housing which has a bad reputation for being the worst slumlord in Canada along with building inspectors will not take action as this one government agency prosecuting another government agency along with no rent reduction for non maintenance as exempt from rent control. That is a tenant nightmare. Minimum standards are no loose or missing tiles or loose plaster where tiles or paint colour does not have to match. Along with no leaks along with all locks, plumbing, heating must work. T --99.236.xxx.xxx

Is there any stopping this sort of legislation when the numbers are 5 landlords to 50 renters (who are ignorant of the impacts of this sort of thing - and want to remain so) as voters? --69.130.xxx.xxx