UPDATE: Thursday, January 19 :

Click here to read a message from NOMAR Senior Vice President Regarding the New Orleans Council's Rental Inspection Ordinance.

NOMAR Senior Vice President Kelli Walker attended the New Orleans Council Meeting on January 18 and read the testimony below.

Click here to read Kelli Walker's Testimony. 

To see Kelli speak, please click on the link below and jump to 1:38:00.

Click here to see Kelli Walker speak.

On Thursday, December 15, the New Orleans Council introduced a Rental Registry and Inspection Program ordinance. This ordinance authorizes Code Enforcement or its designee to register and inspect ALL rental properties in New Orleans except for short term rentals, those owned by educational or medical institutions, or government/housing authority property. Read the ordinance here.

If you own, manage, or reside in rental property in New Orleans, you will be affected.

The intent of this ordinance is to ensure all rental properties in New Orleans meet a minimum level of health and safety standards. NOMAR is currently working with various Councilmembers to find a reasonable solution to the problem of blighted or slum rental property, but we need you to speak out on the real impact this ordinance will have on housing in New Orleans.

Questions we have regarding the ordinance:

While NOMAR continues to work with the Council and other stakeholders to find the appropriate solution to this problem, we encourage you to speak up and provide feedback on this ordinance. Please make every effort to attend tomorrow’s committee meeting, or call/email the council with your comments.

Click here for a list of contact information for New Orleans City Councilmembers.

If you have any questions on the proposed ordinance, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.