Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Jackson City Council Takes Up New Rental Code Today

The Jackson City Council will vote on a proposed rental ordinance today.   The proposed ordinance states: 

* All rental properties must be registered with the city. 

* All landlords must be represented by a "real person" who lives in Jackson. (KF note: Why should property owners who live in the metro area have to get an agent in Jackson? A person living in Ridgeland who owns 15 properties doesn't need that "real person" for the city's purposes.)

*  City will inspect properties no later than 60 days after registration.   The landlord is given 45 days to correct deficiencies after notices of said deficiencies is given. 

* Certificate of compliance expires after one year. 

* The ordinance does not state what the fees are.  

* Fees: $50 for registration & first inspection, $100 for re-inspection fee, $50 for registration renewal

* There is no mention of a bond in the ordinance. 

* Failure to register a rental unit carries a $500 fine. 

* Occupancy without a certificate carries a $150 fine. 

The proposed ordinance is posted below. The latest census states homeowners slipped to 49% of Jackson's population.  


19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nobody wants to live there.

Anonymous said...

* All landlords must be represented by a "real person" who lives in Jackson. (KF note: Why should property owners who live in the metro area have to get an agent in Jackson? A person living in Ridgeland who owns 15 properties doesn't need that "real person" for the city's purposes.)

This is all about redistribution. Either his people make money being "agents", or people say the heck with it, cut their losses, and fire sell the property to people in Jackson and they buy property at pennies on the dollar. This has nothing to do with rentals, but rather a cog in the wheel of the greater plan his daddy concocted #KUSH.

Anonymous said...

Property owners will not be paying these ludicrous fees, the POOR renters will. More u haul trucks will be needed to accommodate these poverty stricken renters in moving from the Capitol city.

Anonymous said...

So I am reading this hastily put together amendment, and while it has a definition of what a "local agent" is, I can't find anywhere in there where it states you have to either live in the city or have a local agent who does. Yes, it tells me what one is under the definitions, but it doesn't say you have to use one or the requirements of living in the city or even how they will know. Nowhere in there does it state an owner has to live in the city of Jackson or have an agent who does. #allbarknobite

Anonymous said...

This, from a city that can't even do the simple things, like water, sewer, garbage, roads. It's laughable.

Anonymous said...

This bullshit will never fly. As with the Wright Brothers, it might get off the ground, but will belly-flop as soon as it hits court.

Anonymous said...

It does not require a "local agent" or owner to live in the city. It only defines the word, because it's written shoddy. Additionally, if they chose not to enforce the "living within city limits" for employees, why are they requiring it on property owners? The mayor explicitly stated he wasn't enforcing that requirement on water employees, but he never officially suspended the requirements.

Anonymous said...

So the Jackson Democrats who have eased into Capitalism by owning rental property will get a lessons in "Daddy Dem in charge" reaching in their pockets...and the streets aren't fixed and crime is bringing property values down....

Anonymous said...

In other States,rental properties have rental managers and an office on the property. Those managers live in one of the properties.
A responsible owner WANTS to have someone to call for a busted pipe or roof leak as they do not want property "devalued" by damage.
I've never rented while in college, graduate school,in the military or vacation rentals or condos or homes to rent where there was NOT a contact number(s) for repairs.
It is NOT difficult to designate a maintenance business/ contractor or someone in town as your "agent" who will have the names and numbers of the people you want to hire to fix what is broken.
He is not saying the property owner has to live in Jackson, only that the owner has to designate have some contact person on the property or Jackson to respond to at least evaluate the issue.
I suspect the problem is the two slum lords. live in Ridgeland and Madison own rather a lot of apartments and rental properties in Jackson and who are NOT responsive or "available". Yet, they have "stores" or children in Jackson.
Anyone who owns property has the number of a plumber,roofer,painter,carpenter,appliance company etc. with whom they deal.
And,there are even out of State owners who are ethical enough to ensure their properties are maintained.
If we still had a civilian military, maybe more of you would understand there are better ways to do things that most humans think are commonplace.

Anonymous said...

Non-compliance will be too easy and any costs for being found non-compliant passed onto the renter. Problem solved.

Anonymous said...

Easily overturned in court on several of the points. How is Jackson going to have the manpower for the inspections, or budget for their salaries. This was tried about ten years ago and the council did not carry it further. All the more reason to 1031 out of Jackson and into another area.

Anonymous said...

Kinda the same thing as if you are going to be the chief of staff for the City of Jackson, you should live in the City.

Am I doing this right?

Anonymous said...

Such an ordinance was adopted back in the early 2000's, under Mayor Harvey Johnson. It wasn't enforced then or now. Why pass another?

Anonymous said...

@ December 20, 2022 at 10:34 AM

I live in another State. You can do that in MS if you want. All it takes is simple math to make sure you can afford the on-property agent. Many landlords had live-in managers, but crime and expenses ran them off.

It's Our Turn Bout To Get Real... said...

Looks like Ben Allen was right 20 years ago about heavily populated loft apartments. Between this rental thing and the oversite 'project managers' for the millions coming from the feds, thangs bout to bust loose in the bold new city.

Anonymous said...

There will be tenant challenges and landlord eviction process to clog Jackson's courts even worse.

Save the zoo animals said...

Veto! Next.

Anonymous said...

Many landlords had live-in managers...

But most do not. The great majority own 1-6 properties that are in no way connected.

Anonymous said...

This will never fly. One of the former Council Members tried this several years ago and had a meeting for comment at City Hall Chambers for Landlords. When I got there the crowd of Landlords was spilling out into the front yard of City Hall. After two or three Landlords spoke and explained that maybe the problem was not the "terrible greedy landlords", but maybe the greedy tenants that would not take care of a house or apartment and moved ten people in a two bedroom house wouldn't pay enough rent to support the property and left it trashed for the Landlord to fix up again. The Council Member after hearing a few of these comments just gave up and said "OK I get it, this is not going to happen". He listened to reason and gave up. For a landlord in Jackson a tenant that pays their rent on time, takes care of the property is like gold. And you will do what ever it takes to keep them. It's works like any other business transaction and instituting some crank regulations will only swell the tax sale rolls in August.


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