Bureau of Housing Inspection – Non-Registered User – Registering a New Property

● On the RIMS Home Page, click the Non Registered Services tab.

● On the Non-Registered Services tab, click Registration Services.

● After reading the instructions, click Continue.

● Answer each of the questions and click Continue.

Property Information

● Enter information in the Property Information screen.

● Scroll to the far right and click the Details icon.

● Enter information on the Building Characteristics screen.

● If the building has elevators, enter information in the Elevator section. (If the building has more than one elevator use Add Row or Copy Row.)

● Click Unit Details.

● Enter information on the Unit Details screen.

● To enter details about another unit, click Add Row (or Copy Row if successive units are essentially the same as the previous unit).

● Continue to Add Rows or Copy Rows to record details on all the units in the building.

● When finished, click Save.

● At the Building Details screen, click Save.

● On the Property Information screen, click Continue.

Contacts

Navigate the Contacts screens by selecting the desired contact’s title in the tabs at the top or by clicking << Previous or Next >> to move forward or back.

● On the Contacts screen—

– Enter information for the Primary Property Owner.

– Enter information in the Billing Contact.

– Enter information for the Preparer/Applicant.

– Enter information for the Emergency Repair Expenditure.

– Enter information for the In-County Agent.

– Enter information for the Multiple Dwelling Janitor/Superintendent.

– Click the Add Contact button at the bottom left of the screen and select Officers or General Partners.

– Enter information for the Officers or General Partners.

● To add an additional contact—

– Select a title in the Available Contact Type dropdown (bottom of the screen)

– Click Add Contact.

– Enter information on the new contact.

● When the desired contacts have been added, click Continue.

Attachments

● If you don’t need to upload any documents, click Continue and skip this step.

● To upload (attach) documents—

– Enter the Attachment Name and other relevant information.

– Click Browse on the Attachment Upload screen.

– When the File Upload window opens up, select the desired document.

– Click Open.

– Click Upload on the Attachment Upload screen.

● When you have uploaded all the desired documents, click Continue.

Submit Registration

● Click the PDF icon to review the terms of conditions.

● Check the boxes indicating that you acknowledge the terms and conditions and click Yes.

● Enter your name as the certifying party on the Certification screen and click Certify.

● Review the submission details on the Submittal Confirmation screen and click Return.

You will be returned to the Non-Registered Services screen, and your Registration submission is completed.

Contact the DCA RIMS Help Desk.