After almost a year of deliberation, the Town Council has finalized stricter regulations for rental property inspections and waste removal practices, according to a Barnstable Patriot report.
The new ordinance states that landlords who own three or more units--as well as landlords who own one or two units with six-month leases or shorter--are responsible for final collection and disposal of garbage.
Additionally, rental properties must be inspected by the town with the owner present, and landlords will face a $300 fine if they violate rental regulations twice in a 12-month period.
Rental property regulations--and the arguable lack thereof--have been a hot topic in Barnstable for some time. In late June, for example, firefighters discovered more than two dozen people living in a home on Pitcher's Way.
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