Source: St. Albans Messenger, June 24
By Leon Thompson
“Municipal program would create, not add to inspection expenses
ST. ALBANS CITY –– The city manager here is taking full responsibility for misinformation he recently gave to local landlords about charges for inspection of rental dwellings.
Dominic Cloud said he apologizes if he gave the impression at the June 14 city council meeting that the city wants to assume the state’s inspection of rental properties because of hikes in state fees.
At that session, Cloud said the state’s inspection fee for rental dwellings would jump from $100 to $125, starting July 1, but that is not the case, according to Bob Patterson, northwest regional director for the Division of Fire Safety.
The state will not start charging $125 for rental unit inspections next week, as Cloud reported to aldermen, nor is there a plan to access a fee…”
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