Urgent for Rental Property in the City of Columbia (OCTOBER 1st DEADLINE)

Urgent for Rental Property in the  City of Columbia

(OCTOBER 1st DEADLINE)

Columbia landlords must get city-issued permits so they can rent to tenants. The codes enforcement division of the Columbia Police announced an extensionuntil the end of September. The new rules, which require $25 permits for each rental unit, will now mandate the permits by no later than October 1st. For more information regarding the new City ordnance, please go to the City Code (Article VIII) Rental Housing Regulations, Sec. 5-325 to 5-343. You can also contact your City Council representative: Sam Davis (District 1): sdavis@columbiasc.net 803-315-5718 Tameika Isaac Devine (At-Large): tidevine@jilawfirm.com 803-254-8868 Leona K. Plaugh (District 4): lkplaugh@columbiasc.net 803-782-1947 Moe Baddourah (District 3): moebaddourah@columbiasc.net 803-318-3111 Howard E. Duvall, Jr. (At-Large): hedivall@columbiasc.net 803-238-6875 Edward H. McDowell, Jr. (District 2): ehmcdowell@columbiasc.net 803-545-3061 Mayor Steve Benjamin: skbenjamin@columbiasc.net 803-545-3075 Visit the Columbia Police Department website for more information on applications and compliance.  ColumbiaPD.NET The City of Columbia is accepting applications for the rental permit in person at the Code Enforcement Division or mailed to the address below.  CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ATTN: R. Tillman 1136 Washington Street, 2nd Floor Columbia SC, 29217 PHONE: (803) 545-3430