How do I register my rental property in the City? Who is required to register a Residential Rental Unit and what is considered a rental unit?
Before you begin the process of registering your Rental Unit(s), please have the following information readily available:
1) Your Business & Occupation Tax account number;
2) Your Kanawha County Property Tax account number(s);
3) Your Fire/Refuse Fee account number(s)
You may register your Rental Unit(s) in one of three ways:
- Online at: ONLINE REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS
- Complete an Application for Residential Rental License(s) and return to the Charleston City Collector’s Office at 915 Quarrier St., Suite 4, Charleston, WV 25301.
- In-person at the Charleston City Collector’s Office located at 915 Quarrier St., Suite 4, Charleston, WV 25301.
A kiosk will be available and a Collector’s Office employee will be available to assist you in registering your Rental Unit(s).
Any Owner who leases or rents a Residential Rental Unit located within the City of Charleston is required to register their unit(s).
A Rental Unit means a room or group of rooms within any structure, building, house, mobile home, or any portion thereof, arranged or designated to be occupied for residential sleeping, living, cooking, and sanitation purposes by one or more persons, which is leased or rented from the owner of such unit.