Rentals in Greensboro must meet minimum safety standards:

Tenants have the responsibility to notify the owner or manager in writing about needed repairs and to prevent damage to the home.  If repairs are not made in a reasonable period of time, tenants may notify the City of Greensboro at 373-1111 for an inspector to examine the conditions and order repair of code violations.

* Note: Tenants have the responsibility to pay the rent as long as they occupy the home.  State law protects tenants from retaliation for reporting repair needs or filing complaints.

To protect occupants from getting hurt or sick, state law requires that the following conditions must be corrected:

Unsafe wiring.

Unsafe flooring or steps.

Unsafe ceilings or roofs.

Unsafe chimneys or flues.

No safe drinking water

No working locks on doors leading to the outside.

Broken windows or no working locks on windows on the first level.

No working heating system that can heat home to 65 degrees.

No working toilet.

No working bathtub or shower.

Rats in home because of holes that allow pests to enter.

Standing water, sewage, or flooding problems caused by plumbing leaks or inadequate drainage because this can contribute to mosquito infestation or mold.

Unsafe conditions in common areas of the premises.

No working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector.

To see if a housing unit has an active code violation case, go to http://webapps.greensboro-nc.gov/loepublic/frmSearch.aspx and type in the address.

From 2004-2011, rental units were required to get RUCOs (Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy) which reduce code violations significantly. See a graph of the  reductions in code violations.