Bath Borough Rental Unit Report
Disclosure: Rental unit census data below is subject to change often due to multiple factors, such as, identifying new rental units, removing duplicated rental unit applications, transitioning rental units to homeowner occupied units, and performing ongoing inspections or enforcement activity. Information is deemed reliable as of the date indicated but not guaranteed thereafter.
Total Rental Unit Registrations (SECOND ROUND – Jan-Dec 2025, Jan-Dec 2026, and Jan-Dec 2027)
| Registered Rental Units* | Identified Unregistered Rental Units – UNLICENSED |
| 448 | 86 |
UNLICENSED: As of December 20, 2024, 74.50% of the Unlicensed Rental Units belong to three (3) property owners.
Total Reported Residential Housing Units in Bath (According to 2020 US Census Data) = 1,221
Total Identified Tenant Occupied Units (Registered + Identified Unregistered Units) = 534
Tenant to Homeowner Occupied Housing = 43.73%
Registration Rate: 84.00%
Enforcement Actions Taken** (As of December 20, 2024): 0
**Includes warnings/courtesy letters, notices of violation, district magistrate citations, and any other potential enforcement actions. Includes instances where compliance has been gained. Violation of the Rental Registration and Inspection law is a summary offense.
Total Inspections of Registered Rental Units (SECOND ROUND – Jan 1, 2025, to Dec 31, 2027)
| Registered Rental Units Inspected | Registered Rental Units NOT Inspected |
| 0 | 448 |
The table above tracks the number of registered rental units that have undergone inspection since the program first started in 2022. The table is representative of a starting point since the Rental Licensing & Inspection program began but will change over time, especially after 2024, since ALL rental units will begin anew in the next 3-year cycle of inspections. The ‘Registered Rental Units NOT Inspected’ does not include ‘Identified Unregistered Rental Units – UNLICENSED’. (Registered Rental Units NOT Inspected = Registered Rental Units Inspected – Registered Rental Units)
Inspection Rate of Registered Units: 0.00%
Rental Unit Inspection PASS Rate (1st Inspection): 0.00%
Total Rental Unit Registrations (FIRST ROUND – Jan-Dec 2022, Jan-Dec 2023, and Jan-Dec 2024)
| Registered Rental Units* | Identified Unregistered Rental Units – UNLICENSED |
| 443 | 97 |
UNLICENSED: As of October 30, 2024, 74.50% of the Unlicensed Rental Units belong to three (3) property owners.
Total Reported Residential Housing Units in Bath (According to 2020 US Census Data) = 1,221
Total Identified Tenant Occupied Units (Registered + Identified Unregistered Units) = 540
Tenant to Homeowner Occupied Housing = 44.23%
Registration Rate: 82.04%
Enforcement Actions Taken** (As of July 18, 2024): 54
**Includes warning/courtesy letters, notices of violation, district magistrate citations, and any other potential enforcement actions. Includes instances where compliance has been gained. Violation of the Rental Registration and Inspection law is a summary offense.
Total Inspections of Registered Rental Units (FIRST ROUND – Jan 1, 2022, to Dec 31, 2024)
| Registered Rental Units Inspected | Registered Rental Units NOT Inspected |
| 339 | 104 |
The table above tracks the number of registered rental units that have undergone inspection since the program first started in 2022. The table is representative of a starting point since the Rental Licensing & Inspection program began but will change over time, especially after 2024, since ALL rental units will begin anew in the next 3-year cycle of inspections. The ‘Registered Rental Units NOT Inspected’ does not include ‘Identified Unregistered Rental Units – UNLICENSED’.
Inspection Rate of Registered Units: 77.00%
Rental Unit Inspection PASS Rate (1st Inspection): 39.73%
Note: The rental licensing and inspection program officially began in 2022. Landlords/property owners operating rental units had the option to complete initial inspections in 2022, 2023, or 2024. All rental units must be inspected every 3 years. All registered rental units that have not previously completed a rental inspection will be required to do so before the end of 2024. Once the rental unit passes the inspection, the rental unit does not require another inspection for 3 years, unless the Borough receives a tenant complaint.
Have a rental unit complaint or want to report a potential unidentified rental unit?
Minimum Standards Inspection (MSI) Report & What’s on the Inspection Report?
Rental units are required to be licensed in the Borough of Bath. As part of the rental license, inspections of the rental unit occur when the rental unit is new or within every three (3) years the rental unit exists. The inspection will follow a ‘Minimum Standards Inspection’ or MSI report with pass/fail items in three main categories: 1) Administrative, 2) Interior, and 3) Exterior. Each item has a description as to what the Code Official will be looking for.
Please review the MSI report below for more information:
For more information or assistance, you may schedule a consultation with the Code Department. There are fees for this service. Read the MSI, bottom of page 2 for more information about obtaining a code consultation.
Please watch this video for a general understanding of how rental units will be inspected to the MSI report:
