Danville Title XV Ch. 163 Rental Housing Registration § 163.05
RESPONSE TIME; LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
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(A) Response time. An owner or the local representative, if any, shall be required to respond to and meet with the code official within four hours of being notified of the need for such meeting due to an emergency situation. If the need for such meeting involves a non-emergency situation, the owner shall be available to meet within 24 hours of having been notified of the need to meet. Any owner who cannot meet these response time obligations shall retain a local representative that can meet these requirements. (B) Local representative authority. In addition to such other responsibilities and authority an owner grants to their local representative, the local representative shall have full authority to address and deal with emergencies and non-emergencies involving the owner’s one or more rental dwellings. Such authority shall include authorizing: (1) Maintenance and repair of the owner’s one or more rental dwellings so that they remain in compliance with city codes; (2) Vacating the tenant(s) from one or more rental dwellings where conditions exist within the rental dwelling that make the rental dwelling either uninhabitable or dangerous and unsafe.(Ord. 9467, passed 2-6-24; Am. Ord. 9538, passed 5-6-25)
Under Danville Title XV Ch. 163 § 163.05, rental property owners—or their designated local representatives—must be reachable and able to meet with the city's code official within four hours when an emergency arises, and within 24 hours for non-emergency matters. Any owner who cannot personally meet these response windows is required to appoint a local representative who can. That local representative must hold broad authority, including the power to authorize repairs to keep the property up to code and, when necessary, to arrange for tenants to vacate a dwelling that has become uninhabitable or unsafe.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators subject to Danville Title XV Ch. 163 § 163.05 generally maintain a reliable point of contact—either themselves or a formally designated local representative—who can respond to the code official within the four-hour emergency window and the 24-hour non-emergency window. Compliant operators ensure their local representative is explicitly granted authority to approve maintenance and repairs and, in serious cases, to coordinate tenant relocation from dwellings that pose habitability or safety concerns. Documenting the scope of a local representative's authority in writing helps demonstrate that the delegation meets the full-authority standard the ordinance describes.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section 163.05 of Danville's Rental Housing Registration chapter means that tenants in registered rental dwellings have a right to expect a responsible party—the owner or a local representative—to be reachable and responsive to the city's code official in a timely manner. If a dwelling develops emergency conditions, this provision contemplates that someone with authority to order repairs or arrange safe relocation can act quickly. Tenants who believe an owner is failing to maintain this availability or is leaving unsafe conditions unaddressed may consider contacting Danville's code enforcement office or reaching out to a local tenant-rights organization to understand available options.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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