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(a) The license fee is as set forth in City Code Appendix A.
(b) No refund of the license fee will be made to a licensee discontinuing operation or who sells, transfers, gives away or otherwise disposes of a licensed building,
or
to another
, firm or corporation.
(c) A late fee will be assessed for a license application and fee received after the expiration date.
The
must consider the applicant’s rental property management history when making the determination to issue or renew a rental license. An applicant that has a majority ownership interest or management role in other rental properties that are, or have been in the preceding five years, suspended, or revoked, will be ineligible for new or additional rental licenses for a period of five years from the suspension, or revocation. At the end of that five-year period of license ineligibility, upon re-application the applicant must demonstrate to the
and the
that the applicant is willing and able to manage the property in a manner that is consistent with the public health, safety and welfare and in compliance with all applicable laws. An applicant who is denied a rental license will receive written notice of the denial, the reasons therefore and the procedure by which the applicant may request a hearing before the City Council pursuant to § 14.578 of this Article VIII.
(Ord. 2014-9, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 2017-25, passed 7-25-2017)
A license issued pursuant to this Article VIII is for the property
and the premises named on the approved license application. No transfer of a license is permitted from place to place or from the
to another
or entity without complying with the requirements of an original application, except in the case in which an existing licensee is merely changing a business or corporate name or in the case in which an existing non-corporate licensee is incorporating and the incorporation does not affect the ownership or control of the property or rental business. Every licensee must give notice in writing to the
within three days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any licensed rental building,
,
, work/live dwelling unit, or
. The notice must include the name and address of the
or legal entity succeeding to the ownership or control of such rental building,
,
, work/live dwelling unit, or
.
An
may adopt standards that reduce the maximum allowed occupancy of a
or
from the standards set forth herein. The maximum permissible occupancy of any licensed rental
or
is determined according to the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code and as follows.
(a) Tenants of a licensed rental
must not lease or sublet the
to another without the prior approval of the property owner.
(b) No person is allowed to lease, license or agree to allow the use of a
, or portion thereof, for transient lodging.
(c) No person is allowed to lease, license or agree to allow the occupancy, possession or tenancy of a licensed group housing dwelling to more persons than specifically licensed under M.S. Chapters 144G, 157, 254A or 254D, licensed under City Code Chapter 14, and permitted under City Code Chapter 21.
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