St. Paul Park, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 18, art. IV § 18-65

(a) Application. An application for a license shall be made on a form provided by the city and accompanied by the required fee. License application shall include:
(1) Property owner name, address, and contact information.
(2) Manager name, address and contact information.
(3) A written declaration by the licensee, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the application is true.
(4) Number and type of units.
(b) License renewal. An application must be filed with the city 90 days prior to the license expiration (by December 31) and accompanied by the required fee. Upon failure to comply with this provision, a letter will be sent to the owner informing them that a late fee, in addition to the renewal fee, will be due within fifteen (15) calendar days. Required inspections must be completed on or before March 15.
(c) License fees. License fee shall accompany the application and shall be in the amount as set forth in the City Code Chapter 42 . There shall be no proration of fees. License fees for suspended or revoked licenses will not be refunded.
(d) Property owner and manager background check.
(1) Background reports. In order to protect the general welfare of the public for all applications, criminal history background reports from the BCA must be submitted with the application for any owner who has or would have the means to enter rental dwelling units or any manager who has or would have the means within the scope of the individual's duties, to enter rental dwelling units. To satisfy this requirement:
a. An owner who has or would have the means to enter rental dwelling units must provide a copy of a BCA public criminal conviction history report, which must be dated within twenty- four (24) months of the date of the application.
b. A manager must provide a BCA public criminal conviction history report and a response from the Superintendent of the BCA required by Minnesota Statutes section 299C.68, both of which must be dated within 24 months of the application. If not a Minnesota resident, a criminal conviction history report from the appropriate government agency in the state of residency is also required.
(2) Authorization. At the time of making an initial or renewal license application, the applicant must provide written authorization to the city to investigate an facts set out in the application. The information obtained from the investigation shall be used to assist the code official in making a decision as to whether the applicant should be granted a license. The decision may be based on any of the following criteria:
a. Whether the owner or manager subject to the investigation required in this section was convicted of a crime or offense in the last five years involving or directly relating to the business for which a license is sought; or
b. Whether the owner or manager was convicted of a "background check crime" as defined by Minnesota Statutes section 299C.67, subd. 2, or as it may be amended, within the last ten years; or
c. Whether there is a material misrepresentation in the application.
(e) Inspections. No rental license shall be issued under this article unless the owner of the rental dwelling agrees to permit inspections to determine compliance with the City Code and state law. The submission of a rental license application or the possession of a rental license issued by the city shall constitute such agreement by owner identified in the application. Each tenant shall grant access to any part of its rental dwelling at reasonable times for the purpose of effecting inspections, maintenance, repairs or alterations as are necessary to comply with the provisions of this article. Each rental license application and rental license is at all times subject to the code official's right to inspect the affected rental dwelling to determine whether it is compliance with City Code and state law.
(1) The owner is responsible for scheduling all required inspections with the building official.
(2) The owner is responsible to give (tenant) occupant reasonable notice of inspection.
(3) If an owner of a dwelling unit licensed under this section fails to schedule a required inspection within 14 days of the rental license application being deemed complete, the code official may recommend suspension, revocation or denial of the license following the process in section 18-73 of this code.
(4) Except in the case of emergency, inspections will be conducted during normal city working hours. The code official must present evidence of official authority to the occupant in charge of a licensed dwelling unit.
(5) The owner or the owner's property manager must be present during the inspection and must permit free access and entry for inspection purposes.
(6) If any owner or (tenant) occupant fails or refuses to permit entry to a rental dwelling under its control for an inspection pursuant to this article, the code official may pursue any remedy at law or under the city code, including, but not limited to, securing an administrative search warrant for the rental dwelling, denying a rental license application, revoking or suspending a rental license, or denying a renewal license. Without limiting the foregoing, should an owner fail to keep a scheduled inspection without reasonable cause or refuse to permit entry to the rental dwelling, a reinspection fee may be charged.
(f) Compliance orders.
(1) Compliance order. A compliance order documenting corrective actions with compliance date will be sent to the owner. The owner is responsible for assuring all corrective actions are made by the compliance date and a reinspection is scheduled.
(2) Corrective actions. If an owner of a dwelling unit licensed under this section fails to make corrective actions listed in the compliance order or fails to schedule a reinspection by the compliance date, the code official may recommend suspension, revocation or denial of the license following the process in section 18-73 of this Code, may administer abatement as described in City Code Chapter 26 , Article II, or may issue a misdemeanor citation.
(3) Appeal.
a. Right of appeal; procedure. When it is alleged by a person to whom a compliance order is directed that the compliance order is based upon erroneous interpretation of this code or upon a misstatement or mistake of fact, that person may appeal the compliance order to the city administrator. The appeal:
i. Must be in writing;
ii. Must specify the grounds for the appeal; and
iii. Must be filed with the code official within five business days after service of the compliance order.
b. Stay of proceedings. The filing of an appeal stays proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed, unless such a stay in the judgment of the code official would cause imminent peril to life, health or property.
c. Action on appeal. The city administrator must act promptly on the code official's recommendation, and the code official's recommendation may be reversed, modified or affirmed in whole or in part by the city administrator.
(g) Reinspection fees authorized. The city shall be authorized to charge a reinspection fee for any required reinspection finding noncompliance conducted after the due date for compliance.
(1) Subsequent reinspections. A fee as set forth in City Code Chapter 42 shall be charged for each subsequent reinspection finding noncompliance that is conducted after the due date for compliance.
(2) Waiver. The city administrator may waive a reinspection fee in case of error, mistake, injustice, or other good cause with or without hearing.
(3) Billing. The reinspection fees authorized above shall be billed directly to the owner. Failure to timely pay such fees shall be grounds for denial, revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of the license. This subsection shall not be considered the exclusive method of collecting reinspection fees and shall not preclude collection by any other lawful methods. Payment shall be due within 30 days after the initial billing.
(4) Assessment. For rental license reinspection, unpaid charges may be assessed against the property as follows: On or before October 1 of each year, the city clerk will list the total unpaid charges for reinspection fees related to rental license violations against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable. The city council may then spread the charges against the property benefited as a special assessment under Minnesota Statutes section 429.101 and other relevant statutes for certification to the county auditor and collection the following year along with current taxes.
(h) Issuance of license. The application will be reviewed, and the property will be inspected by the code official. If the property meets applicable codes, laws and ordinances, and fees have been paid, the code official shall recommend the following:
(1) Approve the license;
(2) Deny the license;
(3) Approve a provisional license;
(4) Approve the license with reasonable conditions; or
(5) Continue the license application. If the property is in substantial compliance with applicable codes and laws, and there are no hazardous conditions, a license may be issued with the condition that violations will be corrected with a specific time period.
(i) Notification. Before any decision is made to deny a license, the city must provide a written notice informing the property owner of the right to a hearing.