Shakopee, Minn., Mun. Code ch. 117 (2026) § 117.11
Tenant Relocation Assistance Required
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When a Unit or Property license has been revoked, suspended, or denied renewal based on condemnation for violation of a Safety Code, and such action is attributable to inadequate maintenance or management by the Licensee, the Licensee must pay relocation assistance to the Tenant of any affected Unit:Occupying s Unit at any time after the revocation, suspension, or denial of renewal and prior to the issuance of a new and valid Residential Rental License; or Required to vacate an unlicensed Residential Rental Unit, when such vacation is caused by the Owner's failure to obtain or qualify for a valid and current Residential Rental License. Upon the commencement or occurrence of a qualifying revocation, suspension or denial action, or vacation order the City will notify the Owner of the requirements of this section and provide a copy of such notice to the Tenant(s). The relocation assistance will be an amount equal to three (3) months of the current total monthly rent. The relocation assistance must be paid without regard to whether the Tenant is current on rent or other charges or fees owed, and not later than the day the day the Tenant is ordered to vacate pursuant to this code, or within seven (7) days of the revocation, suspension, or denial action becoming final, whichever is sooner. The Owner must provide sufficient records and proof of compliance with the terms of this section, in a manner established or ordered by the Department of Planning and Development. Should an Owner dispute a determination made by the department, the dispute will be subject to an expedited appeal hearing to be conducted and determined by the City Administrator or their designee. In addition to any other remedy available at equity or law, including but not limited to the rent escrow provisions and other actions and defenses authorized by M.S., Chapters 504B, failure to comply with the provisions of this section may result in criminal prosecution, Adverse Action against all Residential Rental Licenses in which the Owner maintains an interest, and/or administrative enforcement, fines, restrictions, or penalties as provided any other applicable section of this Code. A violation of this section as to each Unit constitutes a separate offense. A notice of violation of the licensing requirements of this section is not required to enforce the relocation assistance provision. The requirements of this section are enacted as a health and safety law of the City of Shakopee, as that term is utilized pursuant to M.S., Section 504B.161. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the administrative fine for a violation of this section is the sum of any outstanding or delinquent amount of relocation assistance plus five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each affected Unit. The City may establish a program or process to advance the relocation assistance amounts owed to Tenants under this section that utilizes any available funding or budgetary source and is further authorized to collect any delinquent amounts owed pursuant to this section through any available and authorized methods. (O2022-009, passed 04-05-2022) HISTORY Adopted by Ord. O2022-009 Establishing Residential Rental Licensing on 4/5/2022
Shakopee Ch. 117 § 117.11 requires that when a rental property's license is revoked, suspended, or denied renewal due to safety code violations caused by the owner's inadequate maintenance or management, the owner must pay relocation assistance equal to three months of the current total monthly rent to any affected tenant. This payment must be made no later than the day the tenant is ordered to vacate or within seven days of the licensing action becoming final, whichever comes first, regardless of whether the tenant owes any back rent or fees. Each affected unit is treated as a separate offense, and noncompliance can result in criminal prosecution, adverse action against all of the owner's rental licenses, and administrative fines that include the unpaid relocation amount plus $500 per affected unit.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Shakopee Ch. 117 § 117.11, compliant property owners proactively maintain their units to avoid safety code violations that could trigger a license revocation, suspension, or denial of renewal. When a qualifying licensing action does occur, operators document and deliver relocation assistance equal to three months' total monthly rent to each affected tenant by the applicable deadline — the earlier of the vacate order date or seven days after the action becomes final — and retain records of that payment in the form required by the Department of Planning and Development. Owners who disagree with a departmental determination have access to an expedited appeal before the City Administrator or their designee, making timely record-keeping essential to any such challenge.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Shakopee Ch. 117 § 117.11 gives tenants a right to receive relocation assistance equal to three months of their current total monthly rent when they are displaced because an owner's license was revoked, suspended, or denied renewal due to safety code violations attributable to inadequate maintenance. The City is required to notify both the owner and tenants when a qualifying action occurs, and the payment must be made regardless of whether the tenant owes any rent or fees. Tenants who do not receive this assistance may have grounds to raise the violation as a defense in housing court proceedings under M.S. Chapter 504B, and may also wish to contact a local tenant-rights organization or the City of Shakopee's Department of Planning and Development to understand available enforcement options.
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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