OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha City Council is bolstering the city's watch over boardinghouses.
On Tuesday the council approved an ordinance that will require licensing of boardinghouses. They'll also be subject to annual fees and regular inspections.
City officials formulated the ordinance in response to a Dec. 23 fire that fatally injured two residents of a south Omaha boardinghouse.
Under the ordinance, boardinghouses will be required to have working smoke alarms, two ways out of each sleeping room and have fire walls.
The ordinance won't apply to properties where landlords rent to three or fewer unrelated people.
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