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Columbia Noncompliance; revocation of certificate ordinance (§ 22-193)

Chapter 22: Public Works and Improvements · Article V. Rental Unit Conservation Law

(a) Whenever the director shall determine that any unit in an apartment house, rooming house, two-family dwelling, single rental unit, long-term rental, or short-term rental for which a certificate of compliance has been issued under this article is in violation of the provisions of chapters 6, 9 (article II), 22, 24, or 29 of this Code, or whenever the director shall determine that the conditions of a certificate of use conditioned on compliance are not being satisfied because violations are not being corrected in accordance with the terms and time limits set forth in the certificate of use conditioned on compliance, the director shall notify the operator or owner of same in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in chapters 6, 9 (article II), 22, 24, or 29 of this Code, as applicable. Before revoking a certificate of compliance for such violations, a hearing shall be held in accordance with the hearing procedures set forth in chapters 6, 9 (article II), 22, 24, or 29 of this Code. The operator of the apartment house, rooming house, two-family dwelling, or single rental unit, long-term rental, or owner of the short-term rental, to

which the certificate of occupancy issued shall have all rights and remedies and shall be subject to the procedures established by chapters 6, 9 (article II), 22, 24, or 29 of this Code, whichever is applicable with regard to such violations.

(b) With regard to short-term rentals, in addition to the foregoing the director is authorized to revoke a short-term rental certificate of compliance after receiving two (2) or more substantiated complaints for violation of this Code or any other state or federal law against a short-term rental in one (1) calendar year. The director shall notify the short-term rental intermediaries in the case of a suspension or revocation of a short-term rental certificate of compliance.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 22-193

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.