Before any license required by this section shall be issued or renewed, the owner shall make written application with the Community Development Department for a license to carry on the business of renting residential property.
(A) An application must be filed with the Community Development Department 30 days prior to the effective date for license renewal in existing buildings. For new buildings an application shall be filed after construction is completed, but before any units are occupied.
(B) Applications shall be signed and submitted by the owner of a rental dwelling if the owner is a natural person, if the owner is a corporation, by an officer thereof; and if the owner is a partnership, by a partner thereof.
(C) The application shall be made on forms provided by the Community Development Department. License applications shall include the following information:
(1) Legal address of the rental dwelling;
(2) Number and type of units rented;
(3) Total floor area of the building;
(4) The number of off-street uncovered parking spaces and the number of covered parking spaces;
(5) Name, business or residence address, telephone number and email address. If the owner is a partnership the name of the partnership, the name, residence address and email address of the managing partner and the full name and address of all partners. If the owner is a corporation, the application shall include the name and address of the corporation and the name of the chief operating officer;
(6) If the owner has appointed a property manager or an agent authorized to accept service of process and to receive and give receipt for notices, the name, business or residence address, telephone number and email address; and
(7) Every applicant, whether an individual, partnership or corporation, shall identify in the application the residence or business street address, telephone number and email address, of a natural person who is actively involved in, and responsible for, the maintenance and management of the premises. The natural person, if other than the owner, shall accept joint and several responsibility with the owner, including any potential criminal, civil or administrative liability, for the maintenance and management of the premises. A post office box or commercial mail receiving service are not acceptable as an address for the person. The individual designated herein may also be the owner of the dwelling or an agent identified in § 119.002 of this chapter.
(D) No rental dwelling license shall be issued or renewed if the owner does not reside within the 11-county metro area consisting of: Anoka; Carver; Chisago; Dakota; Hennepin; Isanti; Ramsey; Scott; Sherburne; Washington; and Wright; unless the owner designates in writing the name of a local agent who resides within the 11-county metro area. The Community Development Department shall be notified in writing of any change of local agent.
(E) In the event that any of the information required to be provided by this section changes, the applicant or licensee shall, within 14 days, notify in writing the Community Development Department of the changes.
(Prior Code, § 1012.03) (Ord. 572, passed 02-26-1996; Ord. 802, passed 02-25-2008; Ord. 915, passed 06-13-2016; Ord. 946, passed 07-09-2018; Ord. 971, passed 12-09-2019)