Freeport Ch. 876 Residential Rental Property Regulation § 876.08
REGISTRATION FEES; LATE FILING PENALTY
Operative Text
(a) At the time of registration as required under Section 876.04 , no registration fee shall be due if the registration application has been timely filed with the Building Commissioner of the City of Freeport. Any registration application which is not timely submitted, along with the required fee, shall be subject to a late filing fee. Penalties shall be assessed per unit required to be registered by the owner who is required to file, and shall be calculated based upon the date of filing as follows: (1) Thirty (30) days or less after due date: A. One hundred dollars ($100.00)/unit. B. One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00)/property max. (2) Application filed more than thirty (30) days, but less than ninety (90) days after due date: A. Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)/unit. B. Three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)/property max. (3) Application filed ninety (90) or more days after due date: A. Five hundred dollars ($500.00)/unit. B. Six thousand dollars ($6,000.00)/property max. (b) For mobile home parks, a single trailer is considered one residential unit and the entire contiguous park is considered one dwelling. (c) Fines which are not promptly paid, or for which there is an objection, shall be subject to adjudication as an ordinance violation through the administrative review process as established in Chapter 299 of these Codified Ordinances. (Ord. 2013-56. Passed 11-18-13; Ord. 2015-15. Passed 3-2-15; Ord. 2017-50. Passed 7-3-17; Ord. 2023-01. Passed 1-3-23; Ord. 2024-62. Passed 12-2-24.)
Freeport Ch. 876 § 876.08 establishes a tiered late-filing penalty structure for landlords who miss the registration deadline set under § 876.04. No fee is owed when registration is filed on time, but late submissions trigger per-unit penalties ranging from $100 to $500 per unit depending on how far past the due date the filing occurs, with per-property caps of $1,500, $3,000, or $6,000 at each tier. Mobile home parks are treated distinctly, counting each trailer as one unit while the entire contiguous park counts as one dwelling. Unpaid or disputed fines are resolved through the administrative adjudication process outlined in Chapter 299.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Freeport Ch. 876 § 876.08, compliant operators file their registration application with the Building Commissioner by the deadline established in § 876.04, thereby avoiding any registration fee entirely. Operators who anticipate a late filing generally act as quickly as possible, since penalties escalate at the 30-day and 90-day marks — reaching up to $500 per unit and a $6,000 per-property cap for the most delayed filings. Keeping accurate records of submission dates and maintaining awareness of the Chapter 299 administrative review process are practices commonly associated with managing any disputes over assessed fines.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Freeport Ch. 876 § 876.08 is part of the city's residential rental property registration framework, and a landlord's failure to register on time — and pay any resulting late penalties — may be relevant to a tenant's understanding of whether their unit is properly registered under § 876.04. Tenants who believe their rental property may not be registered can inquire with the Building Commissioner's office, which administers the registration program. Tenant-rights organizations familiar with Freeport's ordinances can help residents understand what remedies or defenses may be available under the broader Ch. 876 framework.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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