I don't think requiring people who want to rent to register with the government is a 'conservative' idea.
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Prior to the injunction, municipal workers set up an office on the third floor of City Hall from which they planned to issue occupancy permits required under the landlord tenant act.
To obtain a permit, renters were to pay $10 and submit identification such as a U.S. Passport or birth certificate to prove that they are United States citizens. Non-citizens were to show resident cards proving that they are in the country legally.
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If residents move to a new rental dwelling, they are to obtain a new permit.
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A city is certainly within it's rights from a public safety perspective to have property owners register their properties as rentals, so that fire safety inspection, etc, can be performed. But forcing renters to register possibly violates the commerce clause, depending on how loosely you want to define it, as well as interfering with individuals attempts to procure a basic need such as housing. It's almost like requiring a permit to buy food or medicine.
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