HomeMy WebLinkAbout2685-24 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2024/11/18Ordinance No. 2685-24
Amending St. Louis Park City Code Section 8-326(c) relating to
rental housing
The City of St. Louis Park does ordain:
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.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Reviewed for administration:
Adopted by the city council November 18, 2024:
Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
First Reading Nov. 4, 2024
Second Reading Nov. 18, 2024
Date of Publication Nov. 28, 2024
Date Ordinance takes effect Dec. 13, 2024
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