North Oaks, Minn., City Ordinances ch. 114 (2026) § 114.60

§ 114.60. APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE.
(A) The Owner of a Rental Dwelling must make written application to the City for renting the
Dwelling Unit. The application for a license, or renewal of a license, must be made only upon forms
furnished by the City and when completed by the Applicant, must be filed with the City, and must
contain the following information:
                (1) Owner information. The application must include the name, the business or
       residence address, for purposes of service of process and telephone number of the Owner.
                        a. When a contract for deed is applicable and unrecorded, the Owner of the
                Dwelling Unit (the seller) must obtain a Rental Dwelling License under this Ordinance
                for the Occupant (the buyer).
                (2) Designation of Agent If the Owner is not a natural person and/or resides outside of
       the sixteen-county metropolitan area consisting of the following counties: Hennepin, Rice,
       Wright, Anoka, Washington, McLeod, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sherburne, Isanti,
       Chisago, Sibley, Le Sueur and Goodhue, then the Owner must appoint an Agent authorized to
       accept service of process and to receive and give receipt for notices. The Owner must provide
       the Agent's information: the name of the Agent, business or residence address, and telephone
       number of such Agent. The Agent must reside within the sixteen-county area of Hennepin,
       Rice, Wright, Anoka, Washington, McLeod, Ramsey, Dakota, Scott, Carver, Sherburne, Isanti,
       Chisago, Sibley, Le Sueur and Goodhue. The Owner or Agent must immediately notify the City
       if the Agent moves outside of the sixteen-county metropolitan area.
                (3) For any address herein required, a post office box or commercial mail receiving
       service are not acceptable as an address.
                (4) The phone number herein required must be of a phone number that is normally
       answerable twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, not subject to normal business
       hours.
                (5) Street address of the Rental Dwelling, and if a Dwelling Unit, the number or
       designation of the Dwelling Unit.
                (6) Description of the Rental Dwelling ( e.g., townhome, single family home, number of
       bedrooms, number of bathrooms, etc.).
                (7) Dwelling, including any names they have ever used or been known by.
                (8) A statement as to whether the Owner has ever had a license for a Rental Dwelling
       denied, revoked or suspended, and the reason therefor.
                (9) Insurance. Proof of current insurance and policy coverage. The insurance must be
       based on the value of the Rental Dwelling. A certificate for current insurance must be provided
       at the time of application for the license.
                (10) Where applicable, a letter from the North Oaks Homeowners' Association or Sub-
       association of the North Oaks Homeowners' Association of an area in which the Rental
       Dwelling is located stating that rental of the Rental Dwelling is not prohibited under the
       Association’s or Sub-association's current rules or covenants.
                (11) Criminal background check required. The City is interested in Rental Dwelling
       Owners being well informed about a prospective Occupant's past, regardless of whether or not
       the owner decides to enter into a lease with the prospective Occupant. Therefore, the Owner
       must conduct background checks on all prospective Occupants. Documentation of the
       background checks must be kept on file by the Owner for the length of the Occupant's lease.
                (12) In the event that any of the information provided in accordance with this Ordinance
       substantially changes, the Owner must promptly notify the City in writing of the change.
       Furthermore, for just cause, the City Administrator may require that an Owner complete and
       file a new or replacement application for any Rental Dwelling, giving Owner fourteen (14) days
       to comply.

       (B) The application may not be granted, or any granted license is subject to revocation or
suspension, if one or more of the following is found to be true:
                (1) The Applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age.
                (2) The Agent is under eighteen (18) years of age.
                (3) A criminal background check of any Occupants 18 years of age and older has not
       been conducted pursuant to this Ordinance.
                (4) The Owner has failed to remedy prior municipal or statutory violations.
               (5) Upon inspection, the Rental Dwelling is considered to be substandard. The term
       substandard means not in compliance with any part of Section 114.100 herein.
               (6) The Owner and/or Occupants of the Rental Dwelling refuse an inspection.
               (7) Any due and payable real estate taxes, municipal utility bills, or penalties or assessed
       fees for the Dwelling Unit have not been paid.
               (8) Renting of the Dwelling Unit is in violation of any municipal, county, state or
       federal ordinances, regulations or statutes, or any applicable rules.
               (9) The Owner or Agent made oral or written misrepresentations of material facts in or
       accompanying the application.

       (C) The Applicant must comply with the following:
               (1) Ordinance are complied with prior to filing an application for a license.
               (2) Applicant must promptly inform the City if any part of Section 114.60 is found not
       to be true, or becomes not true, or if any changes or corrections are needed to the information
       provided in the application.

        (D) License fees and Investigation Fees. The annual fee for a license and the investigation fee
for the purpose of establishing a licensed Rental Dwelling are established by the City Council. Fees
may be changed from time to time by resolution or ordinance of the City Council. If the license is
denied by the City, then no part of the application fee or the investigation fee must be returned. No part
of the annual license fee must be refunded if the license is suspended, revoked, or discontinued. A
licensing fee must be paid for each application and no part of the application fee must be returned if the
occupancy changes during the same calendar year.

(Ord. 121 passed 8-11-2016; Am. Ord. 125 passed 5-11-2017; Am. Ord. 137 passed 11-10-2021).