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" Being a Property Manager I am very curious WHY do we need a signed permission form from each resident? The lease and law gives me the right to enter and do the business neccesary to maintain my unit with a 24 hour notice to the resident. One of my residents was fined even though she was going to school out of state at the time and could not be reached. "

" "the 11,000 units registered in the city" -- are all rentals required to be registered? If not, what is keeping those with below-par units from not registering, and thus, not being subject to inspection? I recall seeing a reader comment recently about this subject, saying that their apartment is in disrepair, and when they contacted the city about it, was told there was nothing they could do because it was not registered as a rental unit. This makes no sense. Seems the city should be more concerned about the rental units that are not registered. "

" Inspections go very well, we have several hundred units here in Bloomington and we found the whole process very managable, Andrew from the City was good to work with. A comment to "illegal searches" the Police only come to serve the warrant to people who refuse to sign the acceptance paper to let them do the inspection, quit whining and let them do their job, it benefits you!! "

" I have rented for many years here in Bloomington - I am of low income and the mother of 2 children - I will stand behind the City of Bloomington and whatever procedures that they deem necessary - and if this were to include police coming to my home - so be it!!! - I have nothing to hide and I want my children to know that the police are not just there for when you are in trouble but to make sure that trouble does not happen close to you!! My hats off to all involved with this endeavor - very thankful here that my landlord and I have great tenant/landlord relationship "

" There's a small town outside of Bloomington that charges $25 dollars for an Occupancy inspection, this inspection has to be done every time a tenant moves into a rental property. It doesn't matter if the last tenant was there for 30 days or 30 years, its $25 dollars. The inspections consist of checking light bulbs, smoke detectors, electrical outlets etc. It's pretty much a safe, sound, and sanitary inspection. "

" my apartment complex was inspected recently... by a cadre of 8 (yes 8) inspectors and A POLICE OFFICER! the excuse for the officer was to ensure entry into units that residents refused entry to... but the officer entered units when access was granted. this constitutes an illegal search- there is no justification for police to poke around private dwellings like this. i am VERY upset that the police were poking around my apartment WITHOUT my consent. consent was only given to the landlord and inspectors. the city had better re-think this practice before they get sued for civil rights violations. "

" The way the good ol boy system works in Bloomington the little guy who tries to fix up property and possibly rent gets a much tougher inspection than the big boys who own major properties. This way they can force the little guy out by forcing him to hire contractors to do the renovation work. When it's all said and done there'll be more empty run down houses because no one can afford or will not be financially able to fix up. Look at the waivers given to the big guns on building in Normal. Apt's on stilts comes to mind. "

" Any rental property not up to code will be promptly bull dozed and hauled of to the dump. The displaced inhabitants will be taken to to work camps in East Saint Louis. "