(A) It is unlawful for any person, as the owner, manager, or other person having control of any dwelling unit, to lease, rent, offer for rent or lease, or permit to be leased, rented or offered for rent or lease, or permit the occupancy of any dwelling unit as defined in this section within the city without first having obtained a rental license for such dwelling unit as hereafter provided.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a dwelling unit within the city that is found to be in violation of this division.
(C) A rental license shall be required in the following situations:
(1) A dwelling unit is rented or leased as defined by this chapter;
(2) A dwelling unit is not occupied by the owner, but is occupied by one or more persons that are unrelated to the owner of said unit; or
(3) A dwelling unit is not occupied by the owner, but is occupied by a person or persons related by blood to the owner and one or more persons that are unrelated to the owner.
(D) For the purposes of determining occupancy for rental purposes, the following standards shall apply:
(1) The following words and terms, as used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
RELATED BY BLOOD. Whole or half relation between a common ancestor or descendant, husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, stepchildren, legally adopted children, grandmother, grandfather, state assigned foster children, first cousin, persons in a significant romantic or sexual relationship as defined by M.S. § 518B.01 and any amendments thereto, or any combination of the above persons.
UNRELATED. Individuals who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
(2) An occupant is a person that occupies a dwelling unit for living and/or sleeping purposes for more than seven days in a consecutive 30-day period.
(3) A guest may occupy a licensed or unlicensed dwelling unit provided the guest does not reside in the dwelling unit for more than seven days within a consecutive 30-day period and the guest has a documented permanent residence other than the dwelling unit in which they are considered a guest.
(4) The occupancy of a dwelling unit shall comply with the occupancy restrictions of the residential districts as stated in Chapter 153, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 549, passed 10-12-2015)