City of Marionville, MO Rental Property

[Ord. No. 14-2015 §§ 1 — 6, 9-10-2015]

All landlords within the City of Marionville, Missouri, must provide for their tenants reasonable living conditions: providing safe, sanitary, health and welfare habitation for their tenants.

Any tenant who believes that their landlord has failed to provide a safe habitable place to live as set forth in the minimal standards in this Section may file a complaint with the City Clerk of the City of Marionville.

The City Clerk upon receiving a complaint will notify a City Code Official competent to determine if a violation is occurring.

If a violation is occurring the City shall issue a summons to the owner of said property to appear in Municipal Court for violation of this Section.

Tenants must first contact their respective landlord, (in writing) to make repairs to their dwelling. If the landlord fails to provide remediation for violations, within thirty (30) days, a formal, written complaint may be filed with City officials to correct violations of those listed hereafter.

Exterior. The exterior of any dwelling rented or leased to a tenant shall be maintained in good repair structurally, sound and sanitary, so as not to pose a threat to the public health, safety or welfare of citizens. All exterior walls shall be free from holes, breaks, loose or rotting material and maintained weatherproof with properly coated surface to prevent deterioration and to maintain safe habitable housing and to help maintain property values within the City. All foundation walls shall be maintained plumb and free from open cracks and breaks and shall be kept in such condition to prevent the entrance of rodents, vermin, animals and insects.

Accessory Structures. All accessory structures and similar structures, including detached garages, fences and walls, shall be maintained structurally sound and in good repair. The supporting members of every structure shall be maintained sound and be capable of supporting the imposed loads.

Infestation. All structures shall be kept free of rats, mice, termites, roaches, bedbugs or any other vermin. All habitable housing in which any infestation is found or reported by the tenant shall be promptly exterminated by an approved process that will not be injurious to human health. The owner of the property shall be responsible for extermination of the property prior to renting or leasing. If after moving into a dwelling, the tenant notices an aforementioned infestation, they shall provide written notice to the landlord within ten (10) days. The landlord shall within ten (10) days take immediate action to exterminate the reported infestation. The occupant of any structure will be responsible for the continual insect and rodent proofing of structure. If the occupant fails to maintain such, the cost of extermination shall be the responsibility of occupant.

Interior of a structure and equipment provided with the property therein shall be in good repair, structurally sound and in a sanitary condition. All interior surfaces, including windows, doors, walls and ceilings shall be maintained in good, clean and sanitary condition. Peeling paint, cracked or loose plaster, decayed wood and other defective surface conditions shall be corrected. Every bathroom shall be ventilated either to a window or with mechanical ventilation. AGFCI receptacle is required in bathroom.

Electrical facilities provided to every dwelling shall be served by a main service not less than sixty (60) amperes, three-wire. At least one (1) electric lighting fixture shall be in every hall, interior stairway, compartment, bathroom, laundry room and furnace room. Closet light fixtures must have approved globe type fixtures to prevent fire from occurring. Every habitable space in a dwelling shall contain at least two (2) separate receptacle outlets, all receptacles and switches shall be tight in the wall and not be recessed where cover is not flush with them. All cover plates must have all screws tightly fastened.

All plumbing fixtures shall be properly installed and maintained in good working order and shall be kept free from obstructions, leaking defects and be capable of performing the function for which such fixtures were designed. Every dwelling unit shall contain its own bathtub or shower, lavatory, water closet and kitchen sink which shall be maintained in a sanitary, safe, working condition. All dryer vent pipes shall be free of lint and vent flap in working order with outside louver in good condition. Pipe shall be firmly fastened with no sags in pipe run.

Heating facilities shall be provided in every dwelling and shall be capable of maintaining a room temperature of sixty-five degrees (65°) in all habitable spaces. All cooking and heating equipment and accessories in every heating and water heating device shall be maintained in effective operating condition. Water heating facilities shall be property installed, maintained and capable of providing an adequate amount of water to be drawn at every required sink, lavatory, bathtub, shower and laundry facility at a temperature of not less than one hundred ten degrees (110°) forty-three degrees Celsius (43° C.). A gas burning water heater shall not be located in any bathroom, toilet room, bedroom or other occupied room normally kept closed, unless adequate combustion air is provided. An approved combination temperature and pressure relief valve discharge pipe shall be properly installed and maintained on water heaters.

All mechanical equipment, fireplaces, and solid fuel burning appliances shall be properly installed and maintained in a safe working condition and shall be capable of performing the intended function.

Safety controls. A minimum of one (1) approved single-station smoke detector shall be installed in each bedroom, suite or sleeping area. Smoke detectors are required on every story of the dwelling unit, including basements. All safety controls for fuel and burning equipment shall be maintained in effective operation.

If the landlord is found to be in violation of this Section the cost of the inspection shall be assessed to the landlord. Failure of the landlord to remedy the violation within the timeframe cited by the City Official will result in a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) and not greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00).

[Ord. No. 02-2020, 2-13-2020; Ord. No. 11-2020, 10-8-2020]

Occupancy permit requirements:

Occupancy permits shall be required for all rental property units including single-, double-, and multi-family housing units, apartment buildings and mobile homes that may be rented or leased by the general public.

Beginning as of February 13, 2020; with the next change of occupants in any rental property, an internal inspection shall be required.

Any building which is to be rented for the third (3rd) time or greater within the last eighteen (18) months.

Any building or unit which has remained unoccupied for a period of four (4) consecutive months or longer since the last occupancy.

Any occupancy permit shall be non-transferable and non-assignable and is only valid for the time period the initial tenant is in the residence.

Fee for the occupancy permit is fifty dollars ($50.00) per unit and shall be paid by the owner of the property.

All items not meeting inspection will be noted on the inspection and are required to be repaired before issuance of the permit by the Building Official.

If the property being inspected fails to be approved after the third consecutive inspection, the owner must reapply for an inspection at a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per each additional inspection.

Violations And Penalties. Any owner of any residential rental home or unit who fails to obtain an occupancy permit, as described herein, before permitting a new tenant to occupy the same, shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section 100.220 of the Code of Ordinances of Marionville, Missouri.