RENTAL REGISTRY.
Pasadena City Charter, art. XVIII, § 1812
in effectSection 1812. - RENTAL REGISTRY.
The Rental Board shall create a Rental Registry and online portal pursuant to the requirements of this section. The Rental Registry and online portal shall be designed to receive information from owners of Properties subject to registration and to disseminate information to the public. The Rental Board shall promulgate regulation necessary to implement these provisions.
(a) Covered Properties. Properties with Covered Rental Units are subject to registration in the Rental Registry. The Rental Board may require additional Properties to be subject to registration at its discretion.
(b) Owner Information Submission. All owners of Property subject to registration must complete and submit a rental registry form for each such Property no later than 90 days after the Rental Registry becomes operational, and subsequently every following year, as established by regulation by the Rental Board. In the event of any change in Property ownership, the new owner must register or update the Rental Registry within 30 days of the change of ownership.
(c) Data Collected. The rental registry form shall collect information about Rental Units subject to registration, including but not limited to:
(1) The legal address or addresses of each Property, and all associated Rental Unit numbers or addresses.
(2) The legal name of the owner or ownership entity for each Property, including, but not limited to, limited partners, general partners, and LLC members.
(3) The name and contact information of a natural person serving as point of contact for purposes of service or contact.
(4) The number and size of each Rental Unit, including the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, and approximate square footage of the Rental Unit.
(5) The beginning and end dates (if any) of all tenancies begun or terminated within the past year.
(6) The amount of Rent collected over the past year for each Rental Unit during each month of occupation.
(7) The utilities, services, and other amenities included in the Rent for each Rental Unit.
(d) Online Portal. The Rental Board shall make the following information available as part of the online portal:
(1) The maximum lawful rent for each Rental Unit.
(2) The actual rent charged each month that the unit was occupied.
(3) The beginning and end dates (if any) of all tenancies begun or ended within the past year.
(4) The number of bedrooms in each Rental Unit and the approximate square footage of each Rental Unit.
(5) Additional information as required by regulations promulgated by the Rental Board.
(e) Violations. The Rental Board may also publish information about violations of housing codes or violations of this article pertaining to a given Rental Unit through the online portal. If the Rental Board chooses to publish such information, it must establish regulations which limit or redact these publications in order to balance the desire for transparency with a respect for the privacy of Tenants. Such regulations must also guarantee that these publications do not violate any applicable law.
(f) Data Publication. The Rental Board should regularly collect, analyze, and publish various local statistics computed using the data described in (d) and (e) above, including, but not limited to statistics regarding rents, rent increases, unit mix, changes in tenancy, and code compliance and violations.
(g) Other Jurisdictions. The Rental Board may determine that, if another jurisdiction maintains a publicly available Rental Registry that collects and makes available substantially the same information, it may be more efficient and financially responsible for the Rental Registry authorized and required in this Section to be combined with the Rental Registry of another jurisdiction. The Rental Board may issue regulations from time to time to maximize the efficiency of this duty while complying with the substantive requirements of this Section.
(h) Failure to Register. Pursuant to Section 1817(g), the Rental Board shall establish appropriate penalties for the failure of a Landlord to register any Property subject to registration under this Section.
(Sec. 1812 amended by vote of the people 11-5-2024: Sec. 1812 amended by vote of the people 3-5-2024; Sec. 1812 added by vote of the people 11-8-2022.)
Source: City of Pasadena, California, Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTXVIIIPAFAEQHOCHAM_S1812REREFetched: 11/8/2026