rental

The Elkhart City Council voted Monday night to approve a contested ordinance requiring all rental properties in the city to be registered annually, and inspected every three years.

St. Joseph County Police have seen a trend of troublesome parties at short-term rentals. They urge property owners to be wary of local people renting their homes for just one night.

The Elkhart Common Council voted in 2017 to repeal a 2006 ordinance that created a rental housing inspection program, with some members saying its uneven enforcement was unfair to landlords who complied.