Norwood Young America, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 3, § 350 § 350.03

Subd. 1. License required. No person may operate, let, or cause to be let a rental dwelling unit without first having obtained a rental housing license from the city as hereinafter provided. Further, no owner or manager shall allow the occupancy of a rental dwelling unit by a tenant after the expiration of the rental housing license for the rental dwelling in which the rental dwelling unit is located unless the license has been properly renewed.
A. Temporary license. The code official may issue a temporary rental housing license not exceeding three months in duration in order to bring the unit into compliance with this section.
B. Licensing period. The licensing period shall encompass three calendar years.
Subd. 2. Application contents. Owners of one or more rental dwelling units who have not yet received a license are responsible for applying to the city for a license. With the application the owner must supply the following information:
A. The name, address, and telephone number of the dwelling owner, owning partners if a partnership, or corporate officers if a corporation;
B. The name, address, and telephone number of designated resident agent, if applicable;
C. The legal address of the dwelling;
D. The number of dwelling units within the dwelling;
E. At least one emergency telephone number;
F. The names, telephone numbers and addresses of principal tenants.
Subd. 3. Fees.
A. Inspection fee. A rental housing license inspection fee shall be established by the city council.
B. Additional fees. The city shall have the right, and just cause, to bill or to assess the owner for additional costs associated with:
1. Required additional follow-up rental inspections, beyond the prescribed number allowed, for a single rental inspection cycle.
2. Failure of the responsible party to appear for a scheduled inspection without prior notification of the inspector.
3. After-hours, weekend or holiday inspections.
4. Complaint inspections.
Subd. 4. Rental dwelling inspections. No license may be issued or renewed unless the city determines, following an inspection conducted pursuant to this section, that rental dwelling units conform to the provisions of this section. As more specifically provided below, the code official and his or her agents may cause inspections, follow-up inspections, and reinspections on rental dwelling units within the city on a scheduled basis, and on rental dwelling units when reason exists to believe that a violation of an applicable provision of this section exists, has been, or is being committed.
A. Consent. The code official and his or her agents are authorized to contact owners, tenants or managers of rental dwellings to schedule inspections of rental dwellings at reasonable times. If the city is unsuccessful in securing consent for an inspection pursuant to this section, the city shall seek permission, from a judicial officer through an administrative warrant, for its enforcement officer or his or her agents to conduct an inspection. Nothing in this section shall limit or constrain the authority of the judicial officer to condition or limit the scope of the administrative warrant.
B. Inspections not required. Inspection for the issuance or renewal of a license may be waived by the city if the owner of a dwelling unit:
1. Proves that within the previous 12 months the dwelling units passed an inspection required by the county, state, or federal regulations that is at least as stringent as the inspection required under this section.
2. Has, within the 12 months preceding the licensing period deadline as defined in 350.03 , subd. 6, applied for and received a rental dwelling license from the city.
Subd. 5. Issuance. The code official shall issue a rental housing license for each dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit when, upon inspection, the code official finds such unit meets or exceeds the minimum requirements set forth by this section; also a rental housing license shall be issued for each dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit when a variance has been granted by the board of appeals, pursuant to 350.06 ; provided, however, it is found that no condition exists, in a shared or public area of the building or in any other part of the unit, which could endanger the health or safety of the occupants of such unit or of the public. Such license shall show the number of occupants for which the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit is approved for and once issued shall remain valid until it expires or such time as the code official or housing inspector determines that the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit does not meet the minimum requirements set by this section.
Subd. 6. Licensing period deadline. The licensing period deadline shall be January 1 of the year-one license period. All properties required to be licensed by this section shall have applied for licensing with the city office, shall have paid the required fees, and shall have satisfactorily completed the required rental housing inspection by the deadline date. Failure to comply with 350.03 , subd. 6 may result in fines or denial of a rental housing license for the property in violation.
Subd. 7. Renewals. A rental housing license shall expire December 31 of the year-three license period. Re-inspection of all dwellings, dwelling units or rooming units shall be required prior to issuance of a new certificate, pursuant to 350.03 , subd. 4. In order to allow sufficient time to complete the renewal process, applications for licenses shall be made in writing on forms provided by the city and accompanied by the required fee at least 60 days prior to the licensing period deadline.
Subd. 8. License and inspection report posting. Every registrant of a rental dwelling shall post the license issued by the city. The license shall be conspicuously posted (in a frame with a glass covering) by the registrant, in a public corridor, hallway, or lobby of the rental dwelling for which they are issued. In addition to posting the license, the owner shall post the inspection report completed for the license renewal or any complaint inspection next to the posting of the rental license for a period of 30 days after receipt of the license.
Subd. 9. Transfer of rental property. A license is not transferable to another person or to another rental dwelling. Every person holding a license must give notice in writing to the city within 72 hours after having legally transferred or otherwise disposed of the legal control of any rental dwelling. The notice must include the name and address of the persons succeeding to the ownership or control of such rental dwellings. The person succeeding to the ownership or control of the rental dwellings must obtain a temporary permit or operating license in order to continue operating the rental dwellings. An inspection is not required to obtain this temporary permit or license unless the rental dwellings have not been inspected within two years of the transfer of ownership or control.
Subd. 10. Tenant register. A licensee must, as a continuing obligation of its license, maintain a current register of tenants and other persons who have a lawful right to occupancy of dwelling units within an apartment building or dwelling. In its application, the licensee must designate the person who will have possession of the register and must promptly notify the code official of any change of the identity, address, or telephone number of such person. The register must be available for the inspection by the code official at all times.
Subd. 11. Revocation. A rental housing license may be suspended or revoked as prescribed below:
A. A rental housing license may be suspended or revoked by the city council if the city council finds that the provisions of this section have been violated in regard to the rental dwelling for which the license was issued. Before any suspension or revocation occurs, the city shall send written notice to the license holder specifying the ordinance violations alleged. This notice shall also specify the date for a hearing before the board of appeals, which shall not be less than ten days from the date of the notice.
B. At such hearing before the board of appeals, the license holder or their attorneys may submit and present witnesses on their behalf.
C. After a hearing, the city council shall act upon the board of appeals' recommendation at the next available meeting and may suspend or revoke the license if the council deems it necessary to protect public health, safety or general welfare.