Rental Housing Program

Program Overview

Beginning in 2022, Manheim Township will begin to license rental properties. Each Residential Housing License shall have an annual term and each regulated rental unit shall be subject to a minimum of at least one inspection every five (5) years, based upon a schedule established by the Department of Code Compliance.  More frequent inspections of rental unit(s) may be performed and completed if conditions and violations warrant a different inspection frequency, or for any other reasonable just cause. 

We will provide a matrix for inspections to property owners as the program is launched. 

Rental Housing Inspection Graphic

Highlights of the Rental Housing Program are as follows:

  • Rental Licenses will be issued per building/structure.
  • Annual Rental License Fees shall be $50.00 per license.
  • Rental Housing Applications are due by April 1st each year.
  • Property owners that live more than 25 miles from Manheim Township shall designate a Responsible Local Agent that will be the contact person for rental housing licensing and inspection coordination. 
  • An inspection cycle will be established for rental units. 
    • Complexes or properties with multiple buildings/structures will have staggered inspections with an equal number of buildings/structures being inspected.
    • Multi-unit buildings will only have a portion of rental units inspected. Review the Baseline Inspection table below. 

BASELINE INSPECTIONS

Number of Units

Units Inspected

1-2 Unit

100%

3-10 Units

50%

11-30 Units

25%

31-50 Units

15%

51 + Units

10%


RENTAL PROGRAM INSPECTION FEE SCHEDULE
Number of UnitsInspection Fee
1 Unit$40.00
2 Units$80.00
3-5 Units$100.00
6-10 Units$125.00
11-20 Units$150.00
21-30 Units$175.00
31-40 Units$200.00
41-50 Units$225.00
51+ Units$250.00

Program Applications and Forms

If you have any questions about the Rental Housing Program, please reach out to:

Construction Code Official / Property Maintenance Administrator, Neil Savage, at (717) 569-6406 ext 1126, or email at nsavage@manheimtownship.org.

Property Maintenance & Rental Housing Inspector, Cora Walker, at (717) 569-6406 ext. 1119, or email at cwalker@manheimtownship.org.