Under the new program, inspectors would visit every rental community more than five years old and inspect 10 percent of the units. After that, apartment owners could self-certify their buildings. The building owners would be handed the bill -- an annual fee of $28 per unit. That could generate close to $10 million over the next five years, enough to fund the new program and additional hires. But apartment owners say the flat fee unfairly singles out large apartment communities. They want a lower flat fee paired with a per-unit fee. Sacramento wouldn’t be the first city to enact a program like this. Los Angeles, Pasadena and Stockton have their own inspection programs. Right now, Sacramento apartments are only inspected if there is a complaint. The program will come up before the City Council March 4.