Council Revisits Housing License Fees for Landlords
Lakewood City Council’s housing committee looks at adjusting process that collects fees from landlords.
Correction: Dru Siley, the city’s director of building and housing, suggested that that the city not trend toward a license fee from the 12-month date of purchase. Lakewood City Council is once again fielding complaints from some landlords about the city’s $180 annual housing license fee. The issue comes before council about twice a year — once in January and once in July. That’s because those are the times of the year the licenses are renewed. Council’s housing committee discussed some changes to the payment cycle on Monday night. Per city ordinance, rental property owners must pay a licensing fee for each property they own in Lakewood. Sometimes, when a property changes hands mid-year, the owners have to pay twice in a year. “We’re …
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mr. land owner
10:22 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013
are you trying to drive out good landlourds it aready is hard to break even on rentals the city needs to keep in mind the taxes that are aready collected and the city services that are cut double dipping city workers need to be eliminated more ›