HomeMy WebLinkAbout2699-25 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2025/10/20Ordinance No. 2699-25
Amending St. Louis Park City Code Chapter 8
Section 8-326(c)
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
Subdivision VIII. Rental Housing
Sec. 8-326. License required.
(a) The owner of a residential building or portion thereof operated as rental housing
with one or more dwelling units must obtain a rental housing license. The license shall
contain a statement that the tenant or tenants may contact the attorney general for
information regarding the rights and obligations of owners and tenants under state law.
The statement shall include the telephone number and address of the attorney general.
(b) The term “rental housing” means any dwelling unit that is not owner occupied.
The term includes any dwelling unit which is either unoccupied or occupied by a relative
of the owner.
(c) Exceptions. No license shall be required under the following circumstances:
(1) A dwelling unit occupied by the owner for a minimum of six months per
calendar year.
(2) Rented rooms within an owner-occupied dwelling unit.
(3) Unoccupied dwelling units being offered for sale which have been issued a
Certificate of Property Maintenance that remains in effect.
(4) Certain group homes which are exempt by state statute from municipal rental
licensing schemes.
(5) Properties classified as relative homestead by Hennepin County.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council October 20, 2025:
Kim Keller, city manager Paul Baudhuin, mayor pro tem
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First Reading October 6, 2025
Second Reading October 20, 2025
Date of Publication October 30, 2025
Date Ordinance takes effect January 1, 2026
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