City of Boulder: Amnesty for Unlicensed Rental Properties
The amnesty period for unlicensed rental properties continues through the end of 2003. The City of Boulder requires that all rental properties within the city limits have a rental license. The penalty for failing to license a property is $2,000 per violation and up to 90 days in jail. To take advantage of the amnesty program, a property owner should apply to the city and license their rental property. The licensing program requires a safety inspection by a qualified inspector. The City of Boulder Rental License office can provide details at 303-441-3152.
City of Boulder: Interest on Security Deposits
The newly elected Boulder City Council will consider this issue that the Boulder County Apartment Association continues to keep on the front burner. This is the language that the BCAA supports:
"Interest rates paid upon the refund of security deposits shall be determined by the city manager by averaging the interest rates being paid on one-year certificates of deposit by three banks doing business within the city that, in the view of the manager, provide indicia of being significant participants in the local banking industry. This average interest rate will be calculated as of December 15 of each year, or, if that date falls on a weekend or holiday, the first business day thereafter. The manager's determination of the rate shall be final. The rate shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation or posted on a city internet site that is accessible to members of the general public. The average interest rate so determined shall be rounded to no more than two decimal points. It shall become the rate of interest paid on any security deposit that is refunded during the calendar year starting on January 1 of the year immediately following the date of the manager's determination."
City of Boulder Fire Codes
The City of Boulder has adopted the 2003 International Fire Codes. There are two rules which may be of interest to some of our readers. The first one states that open flame cooking devices may not be operated on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Exceptions are one and two family dwellings, and where buildings, balconies and decks are protected by an automatic sprinkler system. The second rule requies that liquified-petroleum-gas burners having a gas container with a water capacity greater than 2.5 pounds may not be located on combustible balconies or within 10 feet of combustible construction. Exceptions are one and two family dwellings.
