“AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL PERSONS ENGAGED IN HOUSE RENTING SERVICES (BOARDING

HOUSE, APARTMENTS, AND BED SPACES) TO REGISTER THEIR RESPECTIVE TENANTS IN THE OFFICE OF
THE BARANGAY”

AUTHOR: RUSSELL B. ARELLANO

Chairman: Committee on Peace and Order

Whareas, there is an increasing number of boarding houses in the barangay which respond to the
temporary dwelling needs of students, workers, laborers or professionals while away from their homes
and it has been observed by the Barangay Council that tenants in house renting services, Apartments
and bed space owners are not registered or included in our Barangay Census Profile;

Whereas, gathering these data of registration to all boarders or transient occupants will help us to
locate and verify their personal background or information;

Whereas, the main concern of the Barangay Council is to safeguard and protect its constituent from
transients that may cause threat to any kind of crime incident within the community;

Whereas, to prevent this predicament, it has been decided by the Barangay Council to require all
persons engaged in the house renting services to register their boarders or tenants to observe peace
and order in the barangay which are essential to the promotion of the general public safety;

Whereas, the Sangguniang Barangay deemed fit to enact the above-mentioned Ordinance to effectively
and efficiently address these problems;

Now therefore, on unanimous motion and unanimously seconded by the august body, be it;

BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Barangay in session assembled that;

ARTICLE I
Title of the Ordinance
This Ordinance shall be known as the “Ordinance for House Renting Services (House, Apartment and Bed
Space)”.

ARTICLE II
Coverage
This Ordinance shall be strictly implemented to all House Renting Services within the territorial
jurisdiction of Barangay Calaocan, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya.

ARTICLE III
Definition of Terms
1. LANDLORD - the owner of property (as houses, boarding houses, apartments, or land) that is
leased or rented to another.
2. TENANT - one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of
another, specifically one who rents or leases a dwelling (as houses, boarding houses,
apartments, or land) from a landlord.
3. BOARDING HOUSE - a house that accepts individuals who pay to reside temporarily or in a
contract basis
4. APARTMENT - a room or suite of two or more rooms, designed and intended for, or occupied by
one family for living, sleeping and cooking purposes
5. BED SPACES – means ay floor space, bed, bunk or sleeping facility used or intended to be used
as sleeping accommodation for an individual

ARTICLE IV
Declaration of Policy
It is hereby declared the policy of the Barangay Council to strongly support the estate in securing and
safeguarding its citizenry and the general public as a whole, the Peace and Order Council and all the
Purok Leaders of the Barangay shall pursue a more strict and effective enforcement of this Ordinance.
 ARTICLE V
Objectives
This Ordinance aims to achieve the following objectives, to wit:
1. To register all tenant of in-House Renting Services, apartments and bed spacers residing within
the Barangay;
2. To update our Barangay Census Profile;
3. To monitor incoming & outgoing inhabitants to our barangay;
4. To serve as gathering-information mechanism to determine their personal background;
5. To effectively implement the Peace and Order plan of our Barangay;
6. To monitor Peace and Order in the community;

ARTICLE VI
Regulated Acts
Under this Ordinance the following acts are hereby regulated, to wit;
1. All person engaged in this case of business must secure a Business Clearance in the office of the
barangay;
2. Any new occupant must be reported immediately to the Office of the Barangay.
3. A clearance from the previous landlord/landlady must be presented;
4. A barangay clearance from the previous residence of the occupants must be presented; and
5. A registration form will be issued by the barangay;
6. Moreover, there must be provisions for safe, potable, adequate water supply, fire escape, fire
protection equipment and fire safety programs.
7. All boarding houses must maintain proper cleanliness and sanitation in their area of
responsibility. First aid medicine and equipment and a register of boarders must also be
maintained.
8. Tenants must strictly comply with proper waste segregation in accordance with RA 9003.
9. All boarding houses are also required to provide own set rules and regulations for the
compliance of their tenants.
10. Landlord and Tenant must also execute a written contract indicating the period of stay, rate per
month and nature of facilities.

ARTICLE VII
Implementing Office
Sangguniang Barangay, Purok Leaders, Administrative Office and Peace and Order Council are hereby
mandated to oversee the strict implementation of this Ordinance.

ARTICLE VIII
Information Campaign
The Sangguniang Barangay, Purok Leaders, Barangay Personnel’s are hereby mandated to take charge
for the information dissemination campaign to ensure Strict Compliance of this Ordinance.

ARTICLE IX
Penal and Other Provision
Section 1. Penalty- any person whether natural or judicial who violates this Ordinance shall be meted
the following fines and penalties to wit;

-First Offense- a fine of not more than Five Hundred Pesos (Php500.00);
-Second Offense- a fine of not more than Seven Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php750.00);
-Third Offense or more- a revocation of business clearance and a fine of not more than One
Thousand Pesos (Php1,000.00)

Section 2. Separability Clause- if any provision or part of this Ordinance is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder or the provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and
effect.

Section 3. Effectivity Clause- This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval.