Rental Licensing and Inspections

Neighborhood Services works hard to ensure rental housing in Mission meets high standards of livability. All rental properties must meet adopted life, health and safety criteria as described in the Rental Housing Manual.

Single-Family

Rental Housing License Application
Property owners are required to register their rental properties by submitting a Rental Housing License Application and paying the associated fees. This includes houses, duplexes, condominiums, and townhomes, all categorized as single-family units.

Register Your Rental Property Online Here

Although the City does not require interior inspections of single-family housing, tenants may request an inspection if they feel that life, health and safety standards are not being met. Inspections may be performed at the discretion of City staff once a Tenant-Requested Inspection Request Form is completed and submitted.

Multi-Family

Owners of apartment complexes must license their properties annually for a fee of $10 per unit. Interior life, health and safety inspections are conducted as part of the annual licensing process. A minimum of 5% of all units in each apartment complex must be available for inspection. Units are inspected on a rotating basis to ensure different units are inspected every year.

As with single-family properties, tenants of multi-family housing may request an inspection if they feel life, health and safety standards are not being met. Tenant-Requested Inspection Request Form

License Terms and Application

Rental licenses are required for all rental units in Mission and are non-transferable. Licenses are effective on a calendar year basis from January 1st through December 31st each year.

Please Note: We cannot process applications that are incomplete or that contain a P.O. Box as a main contact address. Additionally, Short-Term Rental (STR) licensing is separate from this process. See the STR page here for more information.