Support for registering rental properties in Amherst

Residents affected by an influx of rental units in neighborhoods and owners of rental properties told municipal officials last week that Amherst should begin requiring licenses for those wishing to house tenants.

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At the first of two public forums hosted by the Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods Working Group, Maurianne Adams, a Precinct 10 Town Meeting member, said permits or licenses should be issued to those seeking to do business in Amherst. A rental registration system, she said, would be “something that designates this a commercial activity that requires compliance.”

Adams said inspections should be secondary to permitting and suggested a three-tiered system that would segment rentals into three categories: owner-occupied rentals, large apartment complexes and companies that are purchasing homes for the express purpose of converting them to rentals.

Joel Greenbaum of Hadley, who owns and manages several rental properties in Amherst,You must not use the laser cutter without being trained. said registration of rental properties is a worthwhile endeavor.

Moving beyond this to regular inspections is a concern, though, because it might become too regulated and burdensome, he said. “Enforcement should be complaint driven,” Greenbaum said.

The working group, established in October by Town Manager John Musante and made up of residents, town and University of Massachusetts officials and property owners, used the forum as an opportunity to gather feedback and provide an update on progress toward establishing a rental registration bylaw expected to come before Town Meeting in May.

Select Board Chairwoman Stephanie O’Keeffe, who is a member of the panel, said there are five questions being confronted. These are what would inspections of rental properties entail, how would parking plans be reviewed and approved, what are the penalties for noncompliance, how will homes be accessed and what should be done with the existing bylaw that limits all dwellings to four unrelated housemates.

Assistant Town Manager David Ziomek, who is overseeing the working group, said the town is already being more vigilant with rental units under building commissioner Robert Morra and housing code enforcement officer Jon Thompson.

“What I’m asking for is to give people the power to revoke a license (and) the privilege of using our neighborhood as a place to make money, as a place to run a business,” Stacey said.

Jennifer Taub of Lincoln Avenue also asked the town to develop a permit certificate that puts the town in control of companies seeking to purchase properties for the express purpose of making money from rentals.

Taub said any system imposing fines or penalties on egregious violators would be difficult to implement, noting that many landlords are “lawyered up.”

Cinda Jones, who owns and manages several rental units in North Amherst, said she sympathizes with those affected by student rentals on Lincoln Avenue, which is near her childhood home on Amity Street.

“Like my neighborhood where I grew up, I’ve never seen as out-of-control kids as I have lately,” Jones said.

She said a group of landlords is already working toward establishing a system of best practices that can be used to get a handle on problem homes and the tenants who live in them. One suggestion is requiring all rental properties to have town bylaws related to noise and nuisances posted in a visible way near the main entrance.

Jones advocated for a landlord-supported fund that could be used to hire more police details focused on student behavior, which would replace private security that many are already using.

The working group is also considering changes to the bylaw that limits dwellings to four unrelated housemates, no matter the size of the home.

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