Bloomington, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 14 § 14.576
LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE (Bloomington Rental Housing Code)
Operative Text
A license issued pursuant to this Article VIII is for the property owner and the premises named on the approved license application. No transfer of a license is permitted from place to place or from the owner to another person 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 issuing authority within three days after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any licensed rental building, dwelling unit , group housing , work/live dwelling unit, or accessory dwelling unit . The notice must include the name and address of the person or legal entity succeeding to the ownership or control of such rental building, dwelling unit , group housing , work/live dwelling unit, or accessory dwelling unit . (Ord. 2014-9, passed 5-5-2014; Ord. 2017-25 , passed 7-25-2017; Ord. 2019-2 , passed 1-7-2019)
Under Bloomington, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 14.576, a rental property license is tied to both the specific property and the owner named on the approved application — it cannot simply be handed off to a new owner or moved to a different address without going through the full original application process. Limited exceptions exist for name-only business changes or when a sole proprietor incorporates without altering actual ownership or control. Whenever legal control of a licensed rental property changes hands, written notice must be provided to the issuing authority within three days, identifying the incoming owner or controlling entity.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Operators subject to § 14.576 generally maintain compliance by treating each rental license as non-transferable and initiating a new application process whenever a property sale or ownership change occurs, rather than assuming the existing license carries over. The narrow exceptions — a simple business name change or a non-corporate-to-corporate conversion that leaves ownership unchanged — do not relieve an operator of the three-day written notice requirement. Compliant operators typically prepare that notice in advance of or immediately upon any transfer of legal control, making sure it includes the full name and address of the successor owner or entity.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Section § 14.576 of the Bloomington Code of Ordinances establishes that a rental license is property- and owner-specific, which means tenants can check whether the person or entity currently managing their building is actually the licensed operator on record. If ownership of a rental unit changes and no proper notice or new license application was filed, that may represent a licensing violation that tenants can raise with the city's issuing authority. Tenant-rights organizations in the Bloomington area can help residents understand how licensing requirements intersect with their housing rights and what avenues exist for reporting potential violations.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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