Berkeley CHAPTER 18 RENTAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSING CODE § 10-18-5

A. Fees Established:


1. License Fees:


a. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a license fee as established in the annual fee schedule.


b. The license fee shall be paid prior to the beginning of that rental residential property's license year. If the license fee is not paid before the beginning of the license year, the fee is delinquent, and the delinquent license fee shall be increased by an additional amount as established in the annual fee schedule if paid within thirty (30) days from the beginning of the license year. If the delinquent license fee is not paid within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the license year, then the delinquent license fee, an administrative fee, and interest at six percent (6%) per annum shall become a lien upon the property after notice as provided in subsection B of this section.


2. Inspection Fees: No inspection fee other than the license fee established in the annual fee schedule shall be charged for the first inspection made upon application for issuance or renewal of a license or one reinspection to determine if violations cited in the first inspection have been corrected if all units are in compliance at the time of the second inspection. If any rental residential dwelling unit fails at the second inspection, then a reinspection fee shall be charged. For every failed second inspection and every third or subsequent inspection required thereafter to determine if a violation has been corrected, a reinspection fee as established in the annual fee schedule shall be charged. If any second inspection fee is not paid within thirty (30) days of the inspection or third or subsequent inspection fee not paid prior to the inspection, then the inspection fee, an administrative fee, and interest at six percent (6%) per annum shall become a lien upon the property after notice as provided in subsection B of this section.


3. Inspection Cancellation Fees: An owner shall be permitted to reschedule one appointment per building per license year if notice is given to the village code official scheduled to conduct the inspection at least twenty four (24) hours before that inspection. If the owner fails to attend a scheduled inspection or cancels a scheduled inspection with less than twenty four (24) hours' notice, a rescheduling fee as established in the annual fee schedule shall be paid prior to the issuance of the license.


B. Notice Of Delinquent Payments: Notice shall be given to the owner of the property or taxpayer of record by personal service or certified mail advising of the delinquent fees and penalties, and that if not paid within thirty (30) days, they shall become a lien upon the property.


C. Lien Provisions: If the delinquent fees and penalties are not paid, that amount shall become a lien on the property upon the filing of a notice of lien in the office of the county recorder. Such lien shall not be valid as to any purchaser whose rights in and to such property have arisen prior to the filing of such notice of lien. (2016 Code)