Rochester, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 7 § 7-3-6

The fees for activities and services performed by the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this Code shall be as indicated in the following fee schedule: Fee Category Amount Explanation Rental Property Registration Certificate Fees (each building) $112.00 Rental Property Registration Certificate Fees (per unit) $37.00 Rental Certificate Transfer Fee $20.00 Administrative Fine Fee $90.00 Re-instatement Fee (First Unit) $100.00 Re-instatement Fee (Each Additional Unit) $20.00 Re-inspection fees $75.00--$125.00 Dependent on number of units Missed appointment fee $75.00 Unregistered rental Up to $500.00 Warning issued first, then increase in fees depending on number of occurrences Late compliance fee $100.00--$500.00 Fee ladder dependent on number of days since correction deadline or expiration date, whichever is later Late payment fees Up to $130.00 Fee ladder dependent on number of days late Annual vacant building registration $100.00--$500.00 Depending on size of building and years remaining vacant
(1) In addition to such other fees as may be imposed by this Code, a nonrefundable fee of $56.00 for each building and $19.00 for each apartment unit and the first four rooming units not occupied by the owner shall be paid when an application for a registration certificate and annually thereafter on the first of the month of their renewal date.
(2) Rental certificates placed on a one-year inspection cycle for scoring highly upon reinspection will be charged a penalty fee dependent on the number of units and upon determination of the inspection cycle as follows:
Properties with 1--4 units/$75.00
Properties with 5--12 units/$100.00
Properties with 12+ units/$125.00
(3) If a rental registration renewal fee is not received by the director prior to the expiration of the certificate, additional fees will be assessed accumulatively as follows:
1--30 days past due:/$30.00
31--60 days past due:/$50.00
61--90 days past due:/$50.00
(4) In addition to any other fee provided by this section, an owner shall pay an additional fee of $75.00 if, without reasonable cause, the owner fails to keep a scheduled appointment or cancels on the day of the scheduled inspection.
(5) There shall be no additional fee charged for an initial inspection to determine the existence of a housing code violation, nor any fee for the first reinspection to determine compliance with an order to correct a housing code violation. An additional fee shall be charged for each subsequent reinspection, including photo or video submissions, occurring after the due date for compliance with an order. The reinspection fee shall be a flat rate determined depending on the number of units a property has:
Properties with 1--4 units re-inspected/$75.00
Properties with 5--12 units re-inspected/$100.00
Properties with 12+ units re-inspected/$125.00
Exception: Maximum re-inspection fee amounts are assessed for rental communities, which hold multiple rental licenses for each building, but are all owned and managed by the same agency. Rental communities fitting this description with five or more separate rental licenses will not be assessed more than the total of $45.00 per license. For example, a rental community with 20 buildings has a maximum re-inspection fee assessment of $900.00.
The director, or the director's designee, may waive the reinspection fee in case of an error or other reasonable cause, including an extension of time granted for compliance, an unclear or incorrect correction order, or a change of ownership during the time allotted for compliance. All fees collected under this chapter shall be paid to the city director of finance.
(6) Penalty fees will be assessed when a certificate has been non-compliant and expired beyond 60 days. This would be applied for rental certificates beyond 60 days from renewal date or the correction deadline per the notice of violation issued at the most recent inspection: whichever is later.
Additional fees will be assessed based on the number of units accumulatively per the fee schedule until the certificate is in compliance: 1--4 units 5--12 units 12+ units 91--120 days $100.00 $150.00 $250.00 121--150 days $125.00 $250.00 $500.00 151--180 days $150.00 $500.00 $750.00 181 days or more Referred to city attorney for legal action
Fees will not be applied if an extension of time is granted for compliance, an unclear or incorrect correction order, or a change of ownership during the time allotted for compliance occurs.
(7) An administration fee of $90.00 will be charged for all contract work arranged by the department of community development for the abatement of a public health or safety hazard, including, but not limited to provisions of section 7-4-54 through 7-4-60 . The administration fee will be charged to the property owner in addition to all other costs incurred by the department abating the public health and safety hazard.
(8) Failure to register. Every person required for registering a dwelling, apartment, or rooming unit under the provisions of [section] 7-8-1 , and who fails to do so, or who allows the property to be occupied when the registration certificate or right to receive such registration certificate is revoked or suspended, shall be guilty of a violation of this Code. Each day that a property is rented out without a valid rental registration certificate on file for that property is a separate violation. A violation of this section shall be penalized as such:
For new use customers that have no other rental units: 1.
Written warning .....
2. Notice of violation .....$250.00 fee
3. Final notice .....$500.00 fee
4. Refer for legal action--misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000.00 fine, 90 days in jail, or both. .....
For existing customers that do have existing rentals: 1.
Notice of violation .....$250.00 fee
2. Final notice .....$500.00 fee
3. Refer for legal action--misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000.00 fine, 90 days in jail, or both. .....
(9) Within 30 days, the new owner or their agent who transfers the title to a property registered under this chapter shall make application to transfer the registration certificate to the new owner. A rental certificate transfer fee of $20.00 must be paid at the time that the application for transfer is submitted to the director. In the case of an option contract where the holder of the option is collecting rents and/or is paying on the mortgage to the property while the option remains unexercised, the holder of the option shall be deemed to be the owner of the property for purposes of this section and shall be required to apply for a rental registration certificate in his name. The date the option contract is created shall be deemed to be the date the holder of the option becomes the owner for purposes of this section.
(10) All fees collected under this chapter shall be paid to the city director of finance.